Mark Kotsay vs. Jon Lieber — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Kotsay is hitting 0.324 here, 17% above their career average, while Lieber's career opposing average is 0.276. Kotsay also posted an OPS of 0.784, close to the career mark of 0.737. Kotsay has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 17.5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 9.4 PA. No clear edge.
How Mark Kotsay put the ball into play against Jon Lieber
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jon Lieber to Mark Kotsay
Matchup Details for Mark Kotsay and Jon Lieber
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark Kotsay and Jon Lieber including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Mark Kotsay Career Plate Appearances
7109
Jon Lieber Career Batters Faced
9300
In this matchup
0.324
Mark Kotsay Career Batting Average
0.276
Jon Lieber Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.029
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.091
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.119
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Mark Kotsay Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.184
In this matchup
0.323
Mark Kotsay Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Jon Lieber Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Hit By Pitch
13
Jon Lieber Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Intentional Walks
38
Jon Lieber Career Intentional Walks Allowed
52
In this matchup
2
Mark Kotsay Career Strikeouts
757
Jon Lieber Career Strikeouts Thrown
1553
In this matchup
17.500
Mark Kotsay Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.390
Jon Lieber Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.988
In this matchup
0.500
Mark Kotsay Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.730
Jon Lieber Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.343
Mark Kotsay Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Jon Lieber Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Sacrifice Hits
30
Jon Lieber Career Sacrifice Hits
93
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Sacrifice Flies
48
Jon Lieber Career Sacrifice Flies
76
In this matchup
0
Mark Kotsay Career Ground into Double Play
152
Jon Lieber Career Double Plays Enabled
164
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0