Mike Napoli vs. Barry Zito — Matchup Analysis
Barry Zito has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.273, 11% above their career average and above Zito's career opposing average of 0.246, Napoli's OPS of 0.636 is 22% below the career mark of 0.821. Even with Napoli striking out less often than usual, once every 3.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Zito. Edge: Zito.
How Mike Napoli put the ball into play against Barry Zito
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Barry Zito to Mike Napoli
Matchup Details for Mike Napoli and Barry Zito
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Napoli and Barry Zito including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Mike Napoli Career Plate Appearances
5329
Barry Zito Career Batters Faced
11001
In this matchup
0.273
Mike Napoli Career Batting Average
0.246
Barry Zito Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.058
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.237
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.182
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.150
In this matchup
0.375
Mike Napoli Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Barry Zito Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Hit By Pitch
69
Barry Zito Career Batters Hit By Pitch
97
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Intentional Walks
31
Barry Zito Career Intentional Walks Allowed
52
In this matchup
3
Mike Napoli Career Strikeouts
1468
Barry Zito Career Strikeouts Thrown
1885
In this matchup
3.667
Mike Napoli Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.630
Barry Zito Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.836
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Napoli Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Barry Zito Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
Mike Napoli Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Barry Zito Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318
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
Barry Zito Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Barry Zito Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
1
Mike Napoli Career Ground into Double Play
114
Barry Zito Career Double Plays Enabled
219
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0