Evan Longoria vs. Mark Melancon — Matchup Analysis
Evan Longoria has had Melancon's number. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Longoria. Longoria is hitting 0.286 in this matchup, 8% above their career average and above Melancon's career opposing average of 0.239. Longoria also posted an OPS of 1.000, well above the career mark of 0.804. Despite striking out once every 2.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.8 PA, Longoria is still posting above-career production against Melancon. Edge: Longoria.
How Evan Longoria put the ball into play against Mark Melancon
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mark Melancon to Evan Longoria
Matchup Details for Evan Longoria and Mark Melancon
Stats that describe the matchup between Evan Longoria and Mark Melancon including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Evan Longoria Career Plate Appearances
8206
Mark Melancon Career Batters Faced
2981
In this matchup
0.286
Evan Longoria Career Batting Average
0.264
Mark Melancon Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
1
Evan Longoria Career Home Runs
342
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed
44
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
0.143
Evan Longoria Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.500
Evan Longoria Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.177
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.067
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Evan Longoria Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.202
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.068
In this matchup
0.333
Evan Longoria Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Mark Melancon Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Evan Longoria Career Hit By Pitch
72
Mark Melancon Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Evan Longoria Career Intentional Walks
87
Mark Melancon Career Intentional Walks Allowed
23
In this matchup
3
Evan Longoria Career Strikeouts
1696
Mark Melancon Career Strikeouts Thrown
643
In this matchup
2.333
Evan Longoria Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.840
Mark Melancon Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.636
In this matchup
0.000
Evan Longoria Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Mark Melancon Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.300
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Evan Longoria Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.335
Mark Melancon Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.293
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
Evan Longoria Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Mark Melancon Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Evan Longoria Career Sacrifice Flies
97
Mark Melancon Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Evan Longoria Career Ground into Double Play
206
Mark Melancon Career Double Plays Enabled
70
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0