Ryan Ludwick vs. James McDonald — Matchup Analysis

James McDonald has kept Ludwick in check relative to their career standard. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.714 sits 9% below where Ludwick typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. McDonald has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Ludwick down once every 3.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.5 PA. Slight edge: McDonald. Context matters here.

How Ryan Ludwick put the ball into play against James McDonald

Balls and Strikes Thrown by James McDonald to Ryan Ludwick

Matchup Details for Ryan Ludwick and James McDonald

Stats that describe the matchup between Ryan Ludwick and James McDonald including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Ryan Ludwick Career Plate Appearances
3973
James McDonald Career Batters Faced
2215
In this matchup
14
Ryan Ludwick Career At Bats
3549
James McDonald Career At Bats Pitched
1931
In this matchup
0.286
Ryan Ludwick Career Batting Average
0.260
James McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
4
Ryan Ludwick Career Hits
923
James McDonald Career Hits Allowed
487
In this matchup
2
Ryan Ludwick Career Singles
560
In this matchup
2
Ryan Ludwick Career Doubles
201
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Triples
8
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Home Runs
154
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed
56

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
2
Ryan Ludwick Career Extra Base Hits
363
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Ludwick Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Ludwick Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.167
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.115

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Ludwick Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.173
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.127
In this matchup
6
Ryan Ludwick Total Bases
1602
In this matchup
4
Ryan Ludwick Career Times on Base
1307
In this matchup
0.286
Ryan Ludwick Career On Base Percentage
0.330
In this matchup
0.429
Ryan Ludwick Career Slugging Percentage
0.451
In this matchup
0.714
Ryan Ludwick Career OPS
0.781
In this matchup
0.143
Ryan Ludwick Career Isolated Power
0.191
In this matchup
0.236
Ryan Ludwick Career Gross Production Average
0.261
In this matchup
0.400
Ryan Ludwick Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
James McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
2
Ryan Ludwick Career RBIs
587
In this matchup
1.714
Ryan Ludwick Career Runs Created
533.130
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Hit By Pitch
45
James McDonald Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19

Outs

In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Walks
339
James McDonald Career Walks Allowed
231
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Intentional Walks
16
James McDonald Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
4
Ryan Ludwick Career Strikeouts
888
James McDonald Career Strikeouts Thrown
442
In this matchup
3.500
Ryan Ludwick Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.470
James McDonald Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.011
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Ludwick Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
James McDonald Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.286
Ryan Ludwick Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.322
James McDonald Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Sacrifice Hits
10
James McDonald Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Sacrifice Flies
30
James McDonald Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
1
Ryan Ludwick Career Ground into Double Play
64
James McDonald Career Double Plays Enabled
39

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0