Ryan Ludwick vs. Mark Melancon — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Ludwick is hitting 0.333 here, 28% above their career average, while Melancon's career opposing average is 0.239. Ludwick also posted an OPS of 0.667, close to the career mark of 0.781. Melancon has had the edge in strikeouts, with Ludwick going down once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Ryan Ludwick put the ball into play against Mark Melancon
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mark Melancon to Ryan Ludwick
Matchup Details for Ryan Ludwick and Mark Melancon
Stats that describe the matchup between Ryan Ludwick and Mark Melancon including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Ryan Ludwick Career Plate Appearances
3973
Mark Melancon Career Batters Faced
2981
In this matchup
0.333
Ryan Ludwick Career Batting Average
0.260
Mark Melancon Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Home Runs
154
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed
44
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Ludwick Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Ludwick Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.167
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.067
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Ludwick Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.173
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.068
In this matchup
0.500
Ryan Ludwick Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Mark Melancon Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Hit By Pitch
45
Mark Melancon Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Intentional Walks
16
Mark Melancon Career Intentional Walks Allowed
23
In this matchup
2
Ryan Ludwick Career Strikeouts
888
Mark Melancon Career Strikeouts Thrown
643
In this matchup
3.000
Ryan Ludwick Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.470
Mark Melancon Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.636
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Ludwick Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Mark Melancon Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.300
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Ryan Ludwick Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.322
Mark Melancon Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Mark Melancon Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Mark Melancon Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Ryan Ludwick Career Ground into Double Play
64
Mark Melancon Career Double Plays Enabled
70
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0