Josh Naylor vs. Clayton Kershaw — Matchup Analysis
Clayton Kershaw has completely neutralized Naylor in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kershaw. Naylor's numbers against Kershaw tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.567, 27% below the career mark of 0.777, with a batting average of just 0.200, 26% below their career average and below Kershaw's career opposing average of 0.211. Kershaw has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Naylor down once every 2 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA. Edge: Kershaw.
How Josh Naylor put the ball into play against Clayton Kershaw
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Kershaw to Josh Naylor
Matchup Details for Josh Naylor and Clayton Kershaw
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Naylor and Clayton Kershaw including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Josh Naylor Career Plate Appearances
2856
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced
11279
In this matchup
5
Josh Naylor Career At Bats
2590
Clayton Kershaw Career At Bats Pitched
10391
In this matchup
0.200
Josh Naylor Career Batting Average
0.269
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
0
Josh Naylor Career Home Runs
104
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed
235
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
Josh Naylor Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Naylor Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.149
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Naylor Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.228
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
0.333
Josh Naylor Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Josh Naylor Career Hit By Pitch
23
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Josh Naylor Career Intentional Walks
26
Clayton Kershaw Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
3
Josh Naylor Career Strikeouts
457
Clayton Kershaw Career Strikeouts Thrown
3052
In this matchup
2.000
Josh Naylor Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.696
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Naylor Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.480
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.230
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Josh Naylor Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.331
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260
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
Josh Naylor Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Hits
92
In this matchup
1
Josh Naylor Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
0
Josh Naylor Career Ground into Double Play
71
Clayton Kershaw Career Double Plays Enabled
209
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0