Russell Martin vs. John Lackey — Matchup Analysis
John Lackey has completely neutralized Martin in this matchup. Martin's numbers against Lackey tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.516, 31% below the career mark of 0.746, with a batting average of just 0.133, 46% below their career average and below Lackey's career opposing average of 0.262. Even with Martin striking out less often than usual, once every 9.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Lackey. Edge: Lackey.
How Russell Martin put the ball into play against John Lackey
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Lackey to Russell Martin
Matchup Details for Russell Martin and John Lackey
Stats that describe the matchup between Russell Martin and John Lackey including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Russell Martin Career Plate Appearances
6648
John Lackey Career Batters Faced
12030
In this matchup
15
Russell Martin Career At Bats
5701
John Lackey Career At Bats Pitched
10938
In this matchup
0.133
Russell Martin Career Batting Average
0.248
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
0
Russell Martin Career Home Runs
191
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed
319
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
Russell Martin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Martin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.111
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Martin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.139
In this matchup
0.154
Russell Martin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
In this matchup
0
Russell Martin Career Hit By Pitch
107
John Lackey Career Batters Hit By Pitch
133
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Russell Martin Career Intentional Walks
46
John Lackey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
2
Russell Martin Career Strikeouts
1211
John Lackey Career Strikeouts Thrown
2294
In this matchup
9.500
Russell Martin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.490
John Lackey Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.244
In this matchup
2.000
Russell Martin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
John Lackey Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.316
Russell Martin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
John Lackey 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
0
Russell Martin Career Sacrifice Hits
12
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Hits
72
In this matchup
0
Russell Martin Career Sacrifice Flies
36
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Flies
72
In this matchup
2
Russell Martin Career Ground into Double Play
190
John Lackey Career Double Plays Enabled
259
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0