Joe Lafata vs. Johnny Sain — Matchup Analysis
Johnny Sain has completely neutralized Lafata in this matchup. Lafata's numbers against Sain tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 36% below the career mark of 0.625, with a batting average of just 0.200, 13% below their career average and below Sain's career opposing average of 0.257. Even with Lafata striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sain. Edge: Sain.
How Joe Lafata put the ball into play against Johnny Sain
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Johnny Sain to Joe Lafata
Matchup Details for Joe Lafata and Johnny Sain
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Lafata and Johnny Sain including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Joe Lafata Career Plate Appearances
263
Johnny Sain Career Batters Faced
8998
In this matchup
0.200
Joe Lafata Career Batting Average
0.229
Johnny Sain Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
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
0.000
Joe Lafata Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Johnny Sain Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Lafata Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.093
Johnny Sain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.084
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Lafata Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.119
Johnny Sain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.198
In this matchup
0.222
Joe Lafata Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.259
Johnny Sain Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
In this matchup
0
Joe Lafata Career Hit By Pitch
1
Johnny Sain Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Joe Lafata Career Intentional Walks
0
Johnny Sain Career Intentional Walks Allowed
4
In this matchup
10.000
Joe Lafata Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.260
Johnny Sain Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.888
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Lafata Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.570
Johnny Sain Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.680
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Joe Lafata Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.297
Johnny Sain 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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Joe Lafata Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Johnny Sain Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Joe Lafata Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Johnny Sain Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Joe Lafata Career Ground into Double Play
4
Johnny Sain Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0