Orlando Merced vs. John Burkett — Matchup Analysis
John Burkett has dominated this matchup. Merced is hitting just 0.213 in this matchup, 23% below their career average and below Burkett's career opposing average of 0.277. Merced also posted an OPS of 0.558, well below the career mark of 0.781. Even with Merced striking out less often than usual, once every 8.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Burkett. Edge: Burkett.
How Orlando Merced put the ball into play against John Burkett
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Burkett to Orlando Merced
Matchup Details for Orlando Merced and John Burkett
Stats that describe the matchup between Orlando Merced and John Burkett including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
50
Orlando Merced Career Plate Appearances
4530
John Burkett Career Batters Faced
11324
In this matchup
47
Orlando Merced Career At Bats
3998
John Burkett Career At Bats Pitched
10358
In this matchup
0.213
Orlando Merced Career Batting Average
0.277
John Burkett Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
1
Orlando Merced Career Home Runs
103
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed
257
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
0.021
Orlando Merced Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.100
Orlando Merced Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.093
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.167
Orlando Merced Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.156
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.225
Orlando Merced Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
John Burkett Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
In this matchup
1
Orlando Merced Career Hit By Pitch
12
John Burkett Career Batters Hit By Pitch
90
Outs
In this matchup
30
In this matchup
0
Orlando Merced Career Intentional Walks
53
John Burkett Career Intentional Walks Allowed
59
In this matchup
6
Orlando Merced Career Strikeouts
661
John Burkett Career Strikeouts Thrown
1766
In this matchup
8.333
Orlando Merced Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.850
John Burkett Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.412
In this matchup
0.333
Orlando Merced Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
John Burkett Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.240
Orlando Merced Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.364
John Burkett Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
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 Merced Career Sacrifice Hits
3
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Hits
107
In this matchup
0
Orlando Merced Career Sacrifice Flies
30
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
0
Orlando Merced Career Ground into Double Play
89
John Burkett Career Double Plays Enabled
224
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0