Mike Napoli vs. Justin Verlander — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Napoli is hitting 0.222 here, 10% below their career average, while Verlander's career opposing average is 0.228. Napoli also posted an OPS of 0.849, close to the career mark of 0.821. Verlander has had the edge in strikeouts, with Napoli going down once every 3.6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 3.6 PA. No clear edge.

How Mike Napoli put the ball into play against Justin Verlander

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Justin Verlander to Mike Napoli

Matchup Details for Mike Napoli and Justin Verlander

Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Napoli and Justin Verlander including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
43
Mike Napoli Career Plate Appearances
5329
Justin Verlander Career Batters Faced
14607
In this matchup
36
Mike Napoli Career At Bats
4572
Justin Verlander Career At Bats Pitched
13351
In this matchup
0.222
Mike Napoli Career Batting Average
0.246
Justin Verlander Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
8
Mike Napoli Career Hits
1125
Justin Verlander Career Hits Allowed
3046
In this matchup
4
Mike Napoli Career Singles
623
In this matchup
1
Mike Napoli Career Doubles
224
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Triples
11
In this matchup
3
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs
267
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed
371

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
4
Mike Napoli Career Extra Base Hits
502
In this matchup
0.083
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.058
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.375
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.237
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.122

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.182
Justin Verlander Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
18
Mike Napoli Total Bases
2172
In this matchup
15
Mike Napoli Career Times on Base
1844
In this matchup
0.349
Mike Napoli Career On Base Percentage
0.346
In this matchup
0.500
Mike Napoli Career Slugging Percentage
0.475
In this matchup
0.849
Mike Napoli Career OPS
0.821
In this matchup
0.278
Mike Napoli Career Isolated Power
0.229
In this matchup
0.282
Mike Napoli Career Gross Production Average
0.275
In this matchup
0.238
Mike Napoli Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Justin Verlander Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
In this matchup
8
Mike Napoli Career RBIs
744
In this matchup
6.279
Mike Napoli Career Runs Created
750.600
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Hit By Pitch
69
Justin Verlander Career Batters Hit By Pitch
121

Outs

In this matchup
16
In this matchup
7
Mike Napoli Career Walks
650
Justin Verlander Career Walks Allowed
1004
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Intentional Walks
31
Justin Verlander Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
12
Mike Napoli Career Strikeouts
1468
Justin Verlander Career Strikeouts Thrown
3553
In this matchup
3.583
Mike Napoli Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.630
Justin Verlander Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.111
In this matchup
0.583
Mike Napoli Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Justin Verlander Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.280

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.349
Mike Napoli Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Justin Verlander Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.279

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
Justin Verlander Career Sacrifice Hits
47
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Justin Verlander Career Sacrifice Flies
84
In this matchup
1
Mike Napoli Career Ground into Double Play
114
Justin Verlander Career Double Plays Enabled
186

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0