Mike Napoli vs. Clay Buchholz — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Napoli is hitting 0.200 here, 19% below their career average, while Buchholz's career opposing average is 0.253. Napoli also posted an OPS of 0.768, close to the career mark of 0.821. Napoli has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 4.8 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 3.6 PA. No clear edge.
How Mike Napoli put the ball into play against Clay Buchholz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clay Buchholz to Mike Napoli
Matchup Details for Mike Napoli and Clay Buchholz
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Napoli and Clay Buchholz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Mike Napoli Career Plate Appearances
5329
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced
5607
In this matchup
0.200
Mike Napoli Career Batting Average
0.246
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
1
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs
267
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed
139
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
0.067
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.058
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.333
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.237
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.182
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.200
Mike Napoli Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
1
Mike Napoli Career Hit By Pitch
69
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Intentional Walks
31
Clay Buchholz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
4
Mike Napoli Career Strikeouts
1468
Clay Buchholz Career Strikeouts Thrown
1024
In this matchup
4.750
Mike Napoli Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.630
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.476
In this matchup
0.750
Mike Napoli Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Clay Buchholz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.316
Mike Napoli Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Clay Buchholz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
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
Mike Napoli Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
1
Mike Napoli Career Ground into Double Play
114
Clay Buchholz Career Double Plays Enabled
147
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0