Joe Mauer vs. Sonny Gray — Matchup Analysis
Sonny Gray has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 18% below their career average and above Gray's career opposing average of 0.233, Mauer's OPS of 0.690 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.827. Even with Mauer striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Gray. Slight edge: Gray.
How Joe Mauer put the ball into play against Sonny Gray
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sonny Gray to Joe Mauer
Matchup Details for Joe Mauer and Sonny Gray
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Mauer and Sonny Gray including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Joe Mauer Career Plate Appearances
7960
Sonny Gray Career Batters Faced
7952
In this matchup
0.250
Joe Mauer Career Batting Average
0.306
Sonny Gray Career Opposing Batting Average
0.233
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
Sonny Gray Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Sonny Gray Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.115
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.138
Sonny Gray Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.100
In this matchup
0.273
Joe Mauer Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Sonny Gray Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Hit By Pitch
25
Sonny Gray Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Intentional Walks
145
Sonny Gray Career Intentional Walks Allowed
5
In this matchup
1
Joe Mauer Career Strikeouts
1034
Sonny Gray Career Strikeouts Thrown
1925
In this matchup
14.000
Joe Mauer Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.700
Sonny Gray Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.131
In this matchup
2.000
Joe Mauer Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.910
Sonny Gray Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.320
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.357
Joe Mauer Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.403
Sonny Gray Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.289
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
Sonny Gray Career Sacrifice Hits
24
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Sonny Gray Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Ground into Double Play
208
Sonny Gray Career Double Plays Enabled
138
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0