Jordy Mercer vs. Rich Hill — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Mercer is hitting 0.250 here, 2% below their career average, while Hill's career opposing average is 0.234. Mercer also posted an OPS of 0.750, close to the career mark of 0.701. Hill has had the edge in strikeouts, with Mercer going down once every 2.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.8 PA. No clear edge.
How Jordy Mercer put the ball into play against Rich Hill
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Hill to Jordy Mercer
Matchup Details for Jordy Mercer and Rich Hill
Stats that describe the matchup between Jordy Mercer and Rich Hill including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Jordy Mercer Career Plate Appearances
3416
Rich Hill Career Batters Faced
5997
In this matchup
0.250
Jordy Mercer Career Batting Average
0.256
Rich Hill Career Opposing Batting Average
0.234
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Rich Hill Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.083
Rich Hill Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.143
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.112
Rich Hill Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.124
In this matchup
0.400
Jordy Mercer Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Rich Hill Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Hit By Pitch
27
Rich Hill Career Batters Hit By Pitch
81
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Intentional Walks
56
Rich Hill Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
3
Jordy Mercer Career Strikeouts
589
Rich Hill Career Strikeouts Thrown
1432
In this matchup
2.667
Jordy Mercer Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.800
Rich Hill Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.188
In this matchup
0.000
Jordy Mercer Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Rich Hill Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Jordy Mercer Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Rich Hill Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Rich Hill Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Sacrifice Flies
17
Rich Hill Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Ground into Double Play
73
Rich Hill Career Double Plays Enabled
98
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0