Whit Merrifield vs. Diego Castillo — Matchup Analysis
Diego Castillo has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Castillo. Merrifield is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 29% below their career average and below Castillo's career opposing average of 0.201. Merrifield also posted an OPS of 0.600, well below the career mark of 0.741. Castillo has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Merrifield down once every 2.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.3 PA. Edge: Castillo.
How Whit Merrifield put the ball into play against Diego Castillo
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Diego Castillo to Whit Merrifield
Matchup Details for Whit Merrifield and Diego Castillo
Stats that describe the matchup between Whit Merrifield and Diego Castillo including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Whit Merrifield Career Plate Appearances
4866
Diego Castillo Career Batters Faced
1140
In this matchup
5
Whit Merrifield Career At Bats
4467
Diego Castillo Career At Bats Pitched
1006
In this matchup
0.200
Whit Merrifield Career Batting Average
0.280
Diego Castillo Career Opposing Batting Average
0.201
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Home Runs
94
Diego Castillo Career Home Runs Allowed
33
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
Whit Merrifield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Diego Castillo Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Whit Merrifield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.075
Diego Castillo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Whit Merrifield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.121
Diego Castillo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.106
In this matchup
0.333
Whit Merrifield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.317
Diego Castillo Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Hit By Pitch
31
Diego Castillo Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Intentional Walks
11
Diego Castillo Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
2
Whit Merrifield Career Strikeouts
774
Diego Castillo Career Strikeouts Thrown
310
In this matchup
2.500
Whit Merrifield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.290
Diego Castillo Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.677
In this matchup
0.000
Whit Merrifield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.410
Diego Castillo Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Whit Merrifield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Diego Castillo Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.282
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
Whit Merrifield Career Sacrifice Hits
8
Diego Castillo Career Sacrifice Hits
3
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Sacrifice Flies
45
Diego Castillo Career Sacrifice Flies
6
In this matchup
0
Whit Merrifield Career Ground into Double Play
82
Diego Castillo Career Double Plays Enabled
20
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0