Justin Morneau vs. Jake Westbrook — Matchup Analysis
Jake Westbrook has had the better of this matchup. Morneau is hitting just 0.220 in this matchup, 22% below their career average and below Westbrook's career opposing average of 0.279. Morneau also posted an OPS of 0.679, modestly below the career mark of 0.828. Even with Morneau striking out less often than usual, once every 22 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Westbrook. Slight edge: Westbrook.
How Justin Morneau put the ball into play against Jake Westbrook
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jake Westbrook to Justin Morneau
Matchup Details for Justin Morneau and Jake Westbrook
Stats that describe the matchup between Justin Morneau and Jake Westbrook including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
44
Justin Morneau Career Plate Appearances
6392
Jake Westbrook Career Batters Faced
7517
In this matchup
41
Justin Morneau Career At Bats
5699
Jake Westbrook Career At Bats Pitched
6769
In this matchup
0.220
Justin Morneau Career Batting Average
0.281
Jake Westbrook Career Opposing Batting Average
0.279
In this matchup
2
Justin Morneau Career Home Runs
247
Jake Westbrook Career Home Runs Allowed
148
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
0.049
Justin Morneau Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Jake Westbrook Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.222
Justin Morneau Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.154
Jake Westbrook Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Justin Morneau Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.250
Jake Westbrook Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.189
Justin Morneau Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Jake Westbrook Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Justin Morneau Career Hit By Pitch
46
Jake Westbrook Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68
Outs
In this matchup
29
In this matchup
1
Justin Morneau Career Intentional Walks
92
Jake Westbrook Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
2
Justin Morneau Career Strikeouts
988
Jake Westbrook Career Strikeouts Thrown
965
In this matchup
22.000
Justin Morneau Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.470
Jake Westbrook Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.790
In this matchup
2.000
Justin Morneau Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.580
Jake Westbrook Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.295
Justin Morneau Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Jake Westbrook 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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Justin Morneau Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Jake Westbrook Career Sacrifice Hits
61
In this matchup
0
Justin Morneau Career Sacrifice Flies
74
Jake Westbrook Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
3
Justin Morneau Career Ground into Double Play
138
Jake Westbrook Career Double Plays Enabled
239
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0