Joe Mauer vs. Garrett Richards — Matchup Analysis
Garrett Richards has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 18% below their career average and above Richards's career opposing average of 0.246, Mauer's OPS of 0.646 is 22% below the career mark of 0.827. 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 Richards. Edge: Richards.
How Joe Mauer put the ball into play against Garrett Richards
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Garrett Richards to Joe Mauer
Matchup Details for Joe Mauer and Garrett Richards
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Mauer and Garrett Richards including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Joe Mauer Career Plate Appearances
7960
Garrett Richards Career Batters Faced
4179
In this matchup
0.250
Joe Mauer Career Batting Average
0.306
Garrett Richards Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs
143
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed
93
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
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.138
Garrett Richards Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
0.286
Joe Mauer Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Garrett Richards Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Hit By Pitch
25
Garrett Richards Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Intentional Walks
145
Garrett Richards Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
2
Joe Mauer Career Strikeouts
1034
Garrett Richards Career Strikeouts Thrown
853
In this matchup
9.000
Joe Mauer Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.700
Garrett Richards Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.899
In this matchup
1.000
Joe Mauer Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.910
Garrett Richards Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Joe Mauer Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.403
Garrett Richards Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Garrett Richards Career Sacrifice Hits
22
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Garrett Richards Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Ground into Double Play
208
Garrett Richards Career Double Plays Enabled
95
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0