Joe Mauer vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
Joe Saunders has completely neutralized Mauer in this matchup. Mauer's numbers against Saunders tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.419, 49% below the career mark of 0.827, with a batting average of just 0.071, 77% below their career average and below Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Even with Mauer striking out less often than usual, once every 15 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Saunders. Edge: Saunders.
How Joe Mauer put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Joe Mauer
Matchup Details for Joe Mauer and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Mauer and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Joe Mauer Career Plate Appearances
7960
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.071
Joe Mauer Career Batting Average
0.306
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
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
0.071
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
1.000
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Joe Mauer Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.138
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Mauer Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
1
Joe Mauer Career Hit By Pitch
25
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Intentional Walks
145
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
1
Joe Mauer Career Strikeouts
1034
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
15.000
Joe Mauer Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.700
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Mauer Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.910
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.067
Joe Mauer Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.403
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Joe Mauer Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
1
Joe Mauer Career Ground into Double Play
208
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0