Kevin Newman vs. James Paxton — Matchup Analysis
James Paxton has completely neutralized Newman in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Paxton. Newman's numbers against Paxton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 39% below the career mark of 0.656, with a batting average of just 0.200, 23% below their career average and below Paxton's career opposing average of 0.241. Edge: Paxton.
How Kevin Newman put the ball into play against James Paxton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James Paxton to Kevin Newman
Matchup Details for Kevin Newman and James Paxton
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Newman and James Paxton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Kevin Newman Career Plate Appearances
2343
James Paxton Career Batters Faced
3978
In this matchup
0.200
Kevin Newman Career Batting Average
0.259
James Paxton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.241
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs
28
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed
111
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
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.050
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.093
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.110
In this matchup
0.200
Kevin Newman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
James Paxton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Hit By Pitch
16
James Paxton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
12
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Intentional Walks
7
James Paxton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Strikeouts
300
James Paxton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1005
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.810
James Paxton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.958
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
James Paxton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Kevin Newman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.294
James Paxton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
Kevin Newman Career Sacrifice Hits
20
James Paxton Career Sacrifice Hits
10
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Sacrifice Flies
15
James Paxton Career Sacrifice Flies
29
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Ground into Double Play
40
James Paxton Career Double Plays Enabled
74
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0