Gary Matthews Jr. vs. Jose Santiago — Matchup Analysis
Jose Santiago has completely neutralized Matthews in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Santiago. Matthews's numbers against Santiago tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 46% below the career mark of 0.737, with a batting average of just 0.200, 22% below their career average and below Santiago's career opposing average of 0.283. Santiago has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Matthews down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.4 PA. Edge: Santiago.
How Gary Matthews Jr. put the ball into play against Jose Santiago
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Santiago to Gary Matthews Jr.
Matchup Details for Gary Matthews Jr. and Jose Santiago
Stats that describe the matchup between Gary Matthews Jr. and Jose Santiago including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances
4617
Jose Santiago Career Batters Faced
1314
In this matchup
5
Gary Matthews Jr. Career At Bats
4103
Jose Santiago Career At Bats Pitched
1186
In this matchup
0.200
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average
0.257
Jose Santiago Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs
108
Jose Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed
28
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Jose Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.102
Jose Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.083
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.127
Jose Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.183
In this matchup
0.140
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Gross Production Average
0.251
In this matchup
0.250
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Jose Santiago Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
18
Jose Santiago Career Batters Hit By Pitch
13
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Intentional Walks
26
Jose Santiago Career Intentional Walks Allowed
12
In this matchup
1
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Strikeouts
849
Jose Santiago Career Strikeouts Thrown
153
In this matchup
5.000
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.440
Jose Santiago Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.588
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Jose Santiago Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.620
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.333
Jose Santiago Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Jose Santiago Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
29
Jose Santiago Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
72
Jose Santiago Career Double Plays Enabled
35
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0