Jordy Mercer vs. Johnny Cueto — Matchup Analysis
Johnny Cueto has had the better of this matchup. Mercer is hitting just 0.241 in this matchup, 6% below their career average and below Cueto's career opposing average of 0.247. Mercer also posted an OPS of 0.635, modestly below the career mark of 0.701. Even with Mercer striking out less often than usual, once every 6.2 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Cueto. Slight edge: Cueto.
How Jordy Mercer put the ball into play against Johnny Cueto
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Johnny Cueto to Jordy Mercer
Matchup Details for Jordy Mercer and Johnny Cueto
Stats that describe the matchup between Jordy Mercer and Johnny Cueto including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Jordy Mercer Career Plate Appearances
3416
Johnny Cueto Career Batters Faced
9373
In this matchup
0.241
Jordy Mercer Career Batting Average
0.256
Johnny Cueto Career Opposing Batting Average
0.247
In this matchup
1
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs
66
Johnny Cueto Career Home Runs Allowed
253
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
0.034
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Johnny Cueto Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.143
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.083
Johnny Cueto Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.200
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.112
Johnny Cueto Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.261
Jordy Mercer Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Johnny Cueto Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Hit By Pitch
27
Johnny Cueto Career Batters Hit By Pitch
120
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Intentional Walks
56
Johnny Cueto Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
5
Jordy Mercer Career Strikeouts
589
Johnny Cueto Career Strikeouts Thrown
1857
In this matchup
6.200
Jordy Mercer Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.800
Johnny Cueto Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.047
In this matchup
0.400
Jordy Mercer Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Johnny Cueto Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.290
Jordy Mercer Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Johnny Cueto Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Johnny Cueto Career Sacrifice Hits
83
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Sacrifice Flies
17
Johnny Cueto Career Sacrifice Flies
44
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Ground into Double Play
73
Johnny Cueto Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0