Hideki Matsui vs. John Halama — Matchup Analysis
Hideki Matsui has absolutely raked against Halama. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Matsui. Matsui's production against Halama has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.111, 35% above the career mark of 0.822, with a batting average of 0.333, 18% above their career average and above Halama's career opposing average of 0.290. Despite striking out once every 4.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.3 PA, Matsui is still posting above-career production against Halama. Edge: Matsui.
How Hideki Matsui put the ball into play against John Halama
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Halama to Hideki Matsui
Matchup Details for Hideki Matsui and John Halama
Stats that describe the matchup between Hideki Matsui and John Halama including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Hideki Matsui Career Plate Appearances
5056
John Halama Career Batters Faced
3996
In this matchup
0.333
Hideki Matsui Career Batting Average
0.282
John Halama Career Opposing Batting Average
0.290
In this matchup
1
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs
175
John Halama Career Home Runs Allowed
113
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
0.111
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
John Halama Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.333
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
John Halama Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.108
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.254
John Halama Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.230
In this matchup
0.333
Hideki Matsui Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
John Halama Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Hit By Pitch
21
John Halama Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Intentional Walks
35
John Halama Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
2
Hideki Matsui Career Strikeouts
689
John Halama Career Strikeouts Thrown
492
In this matchup
4.500
Hideki Matsui Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.340
John Halama Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.122
In this matchup
0.000
Hideki Matsui Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.790
John Halama Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Hideki Matsui Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
John Halama Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.336
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
Hideki Matsui Career Sacrifice Hits
0
John Halama Career Sacrifice Hits
29
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Sacrifice Flies
46
John Halama Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
1
Hideki Matsui Career Ground into Double Play
106
John Halama Career Double Plays Enabled
100
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0