John McDonald vs. Scott Kazmir — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. McDonald is hitting 0.278 here, 19% above their career average, while Kazmir's career opposing average is 0.249. McDonald also posted an OPS of 0.611, close to the career mark of 0.596. Kazmir has had the edge in strikeouts, with McDonald going down once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7 PA. No clear edge.
How John McDonald put the ball into play against Scott Kazmir
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Kazmir to John McDonald
Matchup Details for John McDonald and Scott Kazmir
Stats that describe the matchup between John McDonald and Scott Kazmir including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
John McDonald Career Plate Appearances
2650
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced
7308
In this matchup
0.278
John McDonald Career Batting Average
0.233
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
John McDonald Career Home Runs
28
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed
193
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
John McDonald Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.012
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
John McDonald Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.049
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John McDonald Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.074
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
0.417
John McDonald Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
John McDonald Career Hit By Pitch
23
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
John McDonald Career Intentional Walks
5
Scott Kazmir Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
6
John McDonald Career Strikeouts
379
Scott Kazmir Career Strikeouts Thrown
1618
In this matchup
3.000
John McDonald Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.990
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.517
In this matchup
0.000
John McDonald Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Scott Kazmir Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.278
John McDonald Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.261
Scott Kazmir Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
John McDonald Career Sacrifice Hits
57
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
0
John McDonald Career Sacrifice Flies
18
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
1
John McDonald Career Ground into Double Play
48
Scott Kazmir Career Double Plays Enabled
129
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0