Brian McCann vs. Justin Verlander — Matchup Analysis
Justin Verlander has had the better of this matchup. McCann is hitting just 0.154 in this matchup, 41% below their career average and below Verlander's career opposing average of 0.228. McCann also posted an OPS of 0.728, modestly below the career mark of 0.789. Even with McCann striking out less often than usual, once every 15 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Verlander. Slight edge: Verlander.
How Brian McCann put the ball into play against Justin Verlander
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Justin Verlander to Brian McCann
Matchup Details for Brian McCann and Justin Verlander
Stats that describe the matchup between Brian McCann and Justin Verlander including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Brian McCann Career Plate Appearances
6850
Justin Verlander Career Batters Faced
14607
In this matchup
13
Brian McCann Career At Bats
6067
Justin Verlander Career At Bats Pitched
13351
In this matchup
0.154
Brian McCann Career Batting Average
0.262
Justin Verlander Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
1
Brian McCann Career Home Runs
282
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed
371
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
0.077
Brian McCann Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.500
Brian McCann Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.177
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.122
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Brian McCann Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.268
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
0.091
Brian McCann Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Justin Verlander Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
In this matchup
0
Brian McCann Career Hit By Pitch
75
Justin Verlander Career Batters Hit By Pitch
121
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Brian McCann Career Intentional Walks
71
Justin Verlander Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Brian McCann Career Strikeouts
1054
Justin Verlander Career Strikeouts Thrown
3553
In this matchup
15.000
Brian McCann Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.500
Justin Verlander Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.111
In this matchup
2.000
Brian McCann Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.610
Justin Verlander Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.280
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.267
Brian McCann Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.336
Justin Verlander Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.279
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
Brian McCann Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Justin Verlander Career Sacrifice Hits
47
In this matchup
0
Brian McCann Career Sacrifice Flies
59
Justin Verlander Career Sacrifice Flies
84
In this matchup
0
Brian McCann Career Ground into Double Play
180
Justin Verlander Career Double Plays Enabled
186
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0