Candy Maldonado vs. Orel Hershiser — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Maldonado is hitting 0.306 here, 20% above their career average, while Hershiser's career opposing average is 0.249. Maldonado also posted an OPS of 0.741, close to the career mark of 0.746. Hershiser has had the edge in strikeouts, with Maldonado going down once every 3.9 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. No clear edge.
How Candy Maldonado put the ball into play against Orel Hershiser
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Orel Hershiser to Candy Maldonado
Matchup Details for Candy Maldonado and Orel Hershiser
Stats that describe the matchup between Candy Maldonado and Orel Hershiser including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
39
Candy Maldonado Career Plate Appearances
4590
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced
13150
In this matchup
36
Candy Maldonado Career At Bats
4106
Orel Hershiser Career At Bats Pitched
11829
In this matchup
0.306
Candy Maldonado Career Batting Average
0.254
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
1
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs
146
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed
235
Grand Slams
In this matchup
1
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.028
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.091
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.100
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.169
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.400
Candy Maldonado Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Hit By Pitch
41
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Hit By Pitch
117
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Intentional Walks
32
Orel Hershiser Career Intentional Walks Allowed
108
In this matchup
10
Candy Maldonado Career Strikeouts
864
Orel Hershiser Career Strikeouts Thrown
2014
In this matchup
3.900
Candy Maldonado Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.310
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.529
In this matchup
0.100
Candy Maldonado Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Orel Hershiser Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.308
Candy Maldonado Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.319
Orel Hershiser Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
2
Candy Maldonado Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Hits
124
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
1
Candy Maldonado Career Ground into Double Play
98
Orel Hershiser Career Double Plays Enabled
314
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0