Jose Lopez vs. Grant Balfour — Matchup Analysis
Grant Balfour has completely neutralized Lopez in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Balfour. Lopez's numbers against Balfour tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.688, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Balfour's career opposing average of 0.209. Balfour has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Lopez down once every 2.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.7 PA. Edge: Balfour.
How Jose Lopez put the ball into play against Grant Balfour
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Grant Balfour to Jose Lopez
Matchup Details for Jose Lopez and Grant Balfour
Stats that describe the matchup between Jose Lopez and Grant Balfour including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jose Lopez Career Plate Appearances
4089
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced
2241
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Lopez Career Batting Average
0.262
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average
0.209
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
Jose Lopez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Lopez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.092
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Lopez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.195
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.082
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Lopez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Jose Lopez Career Hit By Pitch
31
Grant Balfour Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Jose Lopez Career Intentional Walks
13
Grant Balfour Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
2
Jose Lopez Career Strikeouts
471
Grant Balfour Career Strikeouts Thrown
571
In this matchup
2.500
Jose Lopez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.680
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.925
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Lopez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Grant Balfour Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Lopez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.286
Grant Balfour Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
Jose Lopez Career Sacrifice Hits
33
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Jose Lopez Career Sacrifice Flies
34
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Jose Lopez Career Ground into Double Play
113
Grant Balfour Career Double Plays Enabled
31
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0