Gary Matthews Jr. vs. Jon Lester — Matchup Analysis
Gary Matthews Jr. has absolutely raked against Lester. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Matthews. Matthews's production against Lester has been exceptional: an OPS of 2.000, 171% above the career mark of 0.737, with a batting average of 0.500, 95% above their career average and above Lester's career opposing average of 0.252. Despite striking out once every 2.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.4 PA, Matthews is still posting above-career production against Lester. Edge: Matthews.
How Gary Matthews Jr. put the ball into play against Jon Lester
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jon Lester to Gary Matthews Jr.
Matchup Details for Gary Matthews Jr. and Jon Lester
Stats that describe the matchup between Gary Matthews Jr. and Jon Lester including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances
4617
Jon Lester Career Batters Faced
11487
In this matchup
6
Gary Matthews Jr. Career At Bats
4103
Jon Lester Career At Bats Pitched
10377
In this matchup
0.500
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average
0.257
Jon Lester Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
2
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs
108
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed
294
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.333
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.667
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.102
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.667
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.127
Jon Lester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.118
In this matchup
0.600
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Gross Production Average
0.251
In this matchup
0.500
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Jon Lester Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
18
Jon Lester Career Batters Hit By Pitch
90
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Intentional Walks
26
Jon Lester Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
3
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Strikeouts
849
Jon Lester Career Strikeouts Thrown
2488
In this matchup
2.667
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.440
Jon Lester Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.617
In this matchup
0.333
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Jon Lester Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.333
Jon Lester Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Jon Lester Career Sacrifice Hits
61
In this matchup
1
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
29
Jon Lester Career Sacrifice Flies
67
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0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
72
Jon Lester Career Double Plays Enabled
250
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0