Mark Kotsay vs. Jason Grilli — Matchup Analysis
Mark Kotsay has absolutely raked against Grilli. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kotsay. Kotsay's production against Grilli has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.417, 92% above the career mark of 0.737, with a batting average of 0.500, 81% above their career average and above Grilli's career opposing average of 0.248. Despite striking out once every 6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.4 PA, Kotsay is still posting above-career production against Grilli. Edge: Kotsay.
How Mark Kotsay put the ball into play against Jason Grilli
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jason Grilli to Mark Kotsay
Matchup Details for Mark Kotsay and Jason Grilli
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark Kotsay and Jason Grilli including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Mark Kotsay Career Plate Appearances
7109
Jason Grilli Career Batters Faced
2969
In this matchup
0.500
Mark Kotsay Career Batting Average
0.276
Jason Grilli Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Jason Grilli Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
Jason Grilli Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Jason Grilli Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.110
In this matchup
0.667
Mark Kotsay Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Jason Grilli Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Hit By Pitch
13
Jason Grilli Career Batters Hit By Pitch
34
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Intentional Walks
38
Jason Grilli Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
1
Mark Kotsay Career Strikeouts
757
Jason Grilli Career Strikeouts Thrown
694
In this matchup
6.000
Mark Kotsay Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.390
Jason Grilli Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.278
In this matchup
2.000
Mark Kotsay Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.730
Jason Grilli Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.667
Mark Kotsay Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Jason Grilli Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Sacrifice Hits
30
Jason Grilli Career Sacrifice Hits
21
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Sacrifice Flies
48
Jason Grilli Career Sacrifice Flies
23
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Ground into Double Play
152
Jason Grilli Career Double Plays Enabled
47
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0