Candy Maldonado vs. Jeff Ballard — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Ballard has completely neutralized Maldonado in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Ballard. Maldonado's numbers against Ballard tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 46% below the career mark of 0.746, with a batting average of just 0.200, 21% below their career average and below Ballard's career opposing average of 0.298. Edge: Ballard.
How Candy Maldonado put the ball into play against Jeff Ballard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Ballard to Candy Maldonado
Matchup Details for Candy Maldonado and Jeff Ballard
Stats that describe the matchup between Candy Maldonado and Jeff Ballard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Candy Maldonado Career Plate Appearances
4590
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
5
Candy Maldonado Career At Bats
4106
Jeff Ballard Career At Bats Pitched
3069
In this matchup
0.200
Candy Maldonado Career Batting Average
0.254
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.298
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs
146
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed
92
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
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.169
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.377
In this matchup
0.200
Candy Maldonado Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Hit By Pitch
41
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Intentional Walks
32
Jeff Ballard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Strikeouts
864
Jeff Ballard Career Strikeouts Thrown
244
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.310
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.758
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Jeff Ballard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.940
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Candy Maldonado Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.319
Jeff Ballard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.347
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
Candy Maldonado Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Ground into Double Play
98
Jeff Ballard Career Double Plays Enabled
97
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0