Hideki Matsui vs. Mark Malaska — Matchup Analysis
Mark Malaska has completely neutralized Matsui in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Malaska. Matsui's numbers against Malaska tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 51% below the career mark of 0.822, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Malaska's career opposing average of 0.252. Malaska has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Matsui down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7.3 PA. Edge: Malaska.
How Hideki Matsui put the ball into play against Mark Malaska
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mark Malaska to Hideki Matsui
Matchup Details for Hideki Matsui and Mark Malaska
Stats that describe the matchup between Hideki Matsui and Mark Malaska including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Hideki Matsui Career Plate Appearances
5056
Mark Malaska Career Batters Faced
163
In this matchup
0.000
Hideki Matsui Career Batting Average
0.282
Mark Malaska Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs
175
Mark Malaska Career Home Runs Allowed
2
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
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Mark Malaska Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.000
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
Mark Malaska Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.059
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Hideki Matsui Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.254
Mark Malaska Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.069
In this matchup
0.000
Hideki Matsui Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Mark Malaska Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Hit By Pitch
21
Mark Malaska Career Batters Hit By Pitch
2
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Intentional Walks
35
Mark Malaska Career Intentional Walks Allowed
4
In this matchup
1
Hideki Matsui Career Strikeouts
689
Mark Malaska Career Strikeouts Thrown
29
In this matchup
5.000
Hideki Matsui Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.340
Mark Malaska Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.621
In this matchup
2.000
Hideki Matsui Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.790
Mark Malaska Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.830
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Hideki Matsui Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Mark Malaska Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.380
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
Mark Malaska Career Sacrifice Hits
2
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Mark Malaska Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Hideki Matsui Career Ground into Double Play
106
Mark Malaska Career Double Plays Enabled
7
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0