Orlando Merced vs. Vicente Palacios — Matchup Analysis
Vicente Palacios has dominated this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Palacios. Merced is hitting just 0.125 in this matchup, 55% below their career average and below Palacios's career opposing average of 0.253. Merced also posted an OPS of 0.625, well below the career mark of 0.781. Even with Merced striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Palacios. Edge: Palacios.
How Orlando Merced put the ball into play against Vicente Palacios
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vicente Palacios to Orlando Merced
Matchup Details for Orlando Merced and Vicente Palacios
Stats that describe the matchup between Orlando Merced and Vicente Palacios including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Orlando Merced Career Plate Appearances
4530
Vicente Palacios Career Batters Faced
1576
In this matchup
8
Orlando Merced Career At Bats
3998
Vicente Palacios Career At Bats Pitched
1377
In this matchup
0.125
Orlando Merced Career Batting Average
0.277
Vicente Palacios Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
1
Orlando Merced Career Home Runs
103
Vicente Palacios Career Home Runs Allowed
44
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
0.125
Orlando Merced Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Vicente Palacios Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
1.000
Orlando Merced Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.093
Vicente Palacios Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Orlando Merced Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.156
Vicente Palacios Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.163
In this matchup
0.000
Orlando Merced Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Vicente Palacios Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Orlando Merced Career Hit By Pitch
12
Vicente Palacios Career Batters Hit By Pitch
7
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Orlando Merced Career Intentional Walks
53
Vicente Palacios Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
Orlando Merced Career Strikeouts
661
Vicente Palacios Career Strikeouts Thrown
270
In this matchup
8.000
Orlando Merced Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.850
Vicente Palacios Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.837
In this matchup
0.000
Orlando Merced Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Vicente Palacios Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
Orlando Merced Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.364
Vicente Palacios Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Vicente Palacios Career Sacrifice Hits
22
In this matchup
0
Orlando Merced Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Vicente Palacios Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
1
Orlando Merced Career Ground into Double Play
89
Vicente Palacios Career Double Plays Enabled
27
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0