Joe Mauer vs. Jeremy Affeldt — Matchup Analysis
Jeremy Affeldt has completely neutralized Mauer in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Affeldt. Mauer's numbers against Affeldt tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.444, 46% below the career mark of 0.827, with a batting average of just 0.222, 27% below their career average and below Affeldt's career opposing average of 0.256. Even with Mauer striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Affeldt. Edge: Affeldt.
How Joe Mauer put the ball into play against Jeremy Affeldt
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeremy Affeldt to Joe Mauer
Matchup Details for Joe Mauer and Jeremy Affeldt
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Mauer and Jeremy Affeldt including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Joe Mauer Career Plate Appearances
7960
Jeremy Affeldt Career Batters Faced
4034
In this matchup
0.222
Joe Mauer Career Batting Average
0.306
Jeremy Affeldt Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
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
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.084
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.138
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.106
In this matchup
0.250
Joe Mauer Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Jeremy Affeldt Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Hit By Pitch
25
Jeremy Affeldt Career Batters Hit By Pitch
42
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Intentional Walks
145
Jeremy Affeldt Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
1
Joe Mauer Career Strikeouts
1034
Jeremy Affeldt Career Strikeouts Thrown
720
In this matchup
9.000
Joe Mauer Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.700
Jeremy Affeldt Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.603
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Mauer Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.910
Jeremy Affeldt Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Joe Mauer Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.403
Jeremy Affeldt Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Joe Mauer Career Sacrifice Hits
6
Jeremy Affeldt Career Sacrifice Hits
42
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Jeremy Affeldt Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Ground into Double Play
208
Jeremy Affeldt Career Double Plays Enabled
102
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0