Dwayne Murphy vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
John Candelaria has completely neutralized Murphy in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Candelaria. Murphy's numbers against Candelaria tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.143, 81% below the career mark of 0.758, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Candelaria's career opposing average of 0.252. Candelaria has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Murphy down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA. Edge: Candelaria.
How Dwayne Murphy put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Dwayne Murphy
Matchup Details for Dwayne Murphy and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Dwayne Murphy and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Dwayne Murphy Career Plate Appearances
5242
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
6
Dwayne Murphy Career At Bats
4347
John Candelaria Career At Bats Pitched
9539
In this matchup
0.000
Dwayne Murphy Career Batting Average
0.246
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Dwayne Murphy Career Home Runs
166
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
Dwayne Murphy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Dwayne Murphy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.155
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dwayne Murphy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.174
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.000
Dwayne Murphy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Dwayne Murphy Career Hit By Pitch
19
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Dwayne Murphy Career Intentional Walks
39
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
2
Dwayne Murphy Career Strikeouts
953
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
3.500
Dwayne Murphy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.500
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
0.500
Dwayne Murphy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Dwayne Murphy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.354
John Candelaria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
Dwayne Murphy Career Sacrifice Hits
84
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Dwayne Murphy Career Sacrifice Flies
45
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Dwayne Murphy Career Ground into Double Play
92
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0