Justin Morneau vs. Jeremy Affeldt — Matchup Analysis
Jeremy Affeldt has had the better of this matchup. Morneau is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 11% below their career average and below Affeldt's career opposing average of 0.256. Morneau also posted an OPS of 0.667, modestly below the career mark of 0.828. Affeldt has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Morneau down once every 6 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6.5 PA, and Morneau has yet to take Affeldt deep. Slight edge: Affeldt.
How Justin Morneau put the ball into play against Jeremy Affeldt
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeremy Affeldt to Justin Morneau
Matchup Details for Justin Morneau and Jeremy Affeldt
Stats that describe the matchup between Justin Morneau and Jeremy Affeldt including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Justin Morneau Career Plate Appearances
6392
Jeremy Affeldt Career Batters Faced
4034
In this matchup
12
Justin Morneau Career At Bats
5699
Jeremy Affeldt Career At Bats Pitched
3529
In this matchup
0.250
Justin Morneau Career Batting Average
0.281
Jeremy Affeldt Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
0
Justin Morneau Career Home Runs
247
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed
76
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
Justin Morneau Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Justin Morneau Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.154
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.084
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Justin Morneau Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.250
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.106
In this matchup
0.300
Justin Morneau Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Jeremy Affeldt Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Justin Morneau Career Hit By Pitch
46
Jeremy Affeldt Career Batters Hit By Pitch
42
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Justin Morneau Career Intentional Walks
92
Jeremy Affeldt Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
2
Justin Morneau Career Strikeouts
988
Jeremy Affeldt Career Strikeouts Thrown
720
In this matchup
6.000
Justin Morneau Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.470
Jeremy Affeldt Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.603
In this matchup
0.000
Justin Morneau Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.580
Jeremy Affeldt Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Justin Morneau Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Jeremy Affeldt Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Justin Morneau Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Jeremy Affeldt Career Sacrifice Hits
42
In this matchup
0
Justin Morneau Career Sacrifice Flies
74
Jeremy Affeldt Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Justin Morneau Career Ground into Double Play
138
Jeremy Affeldt Career Double Plays Enabled
102
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0