J. D. Martinez vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
Joe Saunders has had the better of this matchup. Martinez is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 21% below their career average and below Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Martinez also posted an OPS of 0.744, modestly below the career mark of 0.863. Even with Martinez striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Saunders. Slight edge: Saunders.
How J. D. Martinez put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to J. D. Martinez
Matchup Details for J. D. Martinez and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between J. D. Martinez and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
J. D. Martinez Career Plate Appearances
6854
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.222
J. D. Martinez Career Batting Average
0.283
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
0
J. D. Martinez Career Home Runs
331
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179
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
J. D. Martinez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
J. D. Martinez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.190
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
J. D. Martinez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.193
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.286
J. D. Martinez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.338
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
J. D. Martinez Career Hit By Pitch
40
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
J. D. Martinez Career Intentional Walks
54
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
J. D. Martinez Career Strikeouts
1714
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
5.000
J. D. Martinez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.000
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.500
J. D. Martinez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.350
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
J. D. Martinez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.350
Joe Saunders 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
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
J. D. Martinez Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
J. D. Martinez Career Sacrifice Flies
61
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
1
J. D. Martinez Career Ground into Double Play
195
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0