Orlando Mercado vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
John Candelaria has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Candelaria. Mercado is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 1% above their career average and below Candelaria's career opposing average of 0.252. Mercado also posted an OPS of 0.400, well below the career mark of 0.541. Candelaria has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Mercado down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7.5 PA. Edge: Candelaria.
How Orlando Mercado put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Orlando Mercado
Matchup Details for Orlando Mercado and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Orlando Mercado and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Orlando Mercado Career Plate Appearances
617
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
5
Orlando Mercado Career At Bats
562
John Candelaria Career At Bats Pitched
9539
In this matchup
0.200
Orlando Mercado Career Batting Average
0.199
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Orlando Mercado Career Home Runs
7
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
Orlando Mercado Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Orlando Mercado Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.063
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Orlando Mercado Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.085
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.250
Orlando Mercado Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.220
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Orlando Mercado Career Hit By Pitch
5
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Orlando Mercado Career Intentional Walks
3
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
1
Orlando Mercado Career Strikeouts
82
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
5.000
Orlando Mercado Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.520
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
0.000
Orlando Mercado Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.510
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Orlando Mercado Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.254
John Candelaria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
Orlando Mercado Career Sacrifice Hits
4
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Orlando Mercado Career Sacrifice Flies
4
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Orlando Mercado Career Ground into Double Play
13
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0