Russell Martin vs. Chris Sale — Matchup Analysis
Chris Sale has completely neutralized Martin in this matchup. Martin's numbers against Sale tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.125, 83% below the career mark of 0.746, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Sale's career opposing average of 0.219. Sale has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Martin down once every 5.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, and Martin has yet to take Sale deep. Edge: Sale.
How Russell Martin put the ball into play against Chris Sale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Chris Sale to Russell Martin
Matchup Details for Russell Martin and Chris Sale
Stats that describe the matchup between Russell Martin and Chris Sale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Russell Martin Career Plate Appearances
6648
Chris Sale Career Batters Faced
8389
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Martin Career Batting Average
0.248
Chris Sale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.219
In this matchup
0
Russell Martin Career Home Runs
191
Chris Sale Career Home Runs Allowed
213
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
Chris Sale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Martin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Chris Sale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Martin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Chris Sale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Martin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Chris Sale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
2
Russell Martin Career Hit By Pitch
107
Chris Sale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
130
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Russell Martin Career Intentional Walks
46
Chris Sale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
3
Russell Martin Career Strikeouts
1211
Chris Sale Career Strikeouts Thrown
2579
In this matchup
5.333
Russell Martin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.490
Chris Sale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.253
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Martin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
Chris Sale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.190
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Martin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Chris Sale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.262
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
Chris Sale Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Russell Martin Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Chris Sale Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
0
Russell Martin Career Ground into Double Play
190
Chris Sale Career Double Plays Enabled
133
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0