Kevin Newman vs. Chris Sale — Matchup Analysis
Kevin Newman has absolutely raked against Sale. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Newman. Newman's production against Sale has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.333, 103% above the career mark of 0.656, with a batting average of 0.500, 93% above their career average and above Sale's career opposing average of 0.219. Edge: Newman.
How Kevin Newman put the ball into play against Chris Sale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Chris Sale to Kevin Newman
Matchup Details for Kevin Newman and Chris Sale
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Newman and Chris Sale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Kevin Newman Career Plate Appearances
2343
Chris Sale Career Batters Faced
8389
In this matchup
0.500
Kevin Newman Career Batting Average
0.259
Chris Sale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.219
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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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
Chris Sale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.050
Chris Sale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.093
Chris Sale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.500
Kevin Newman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
Chris Sale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Hit By Pitch
16
Chris Sale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
130
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Intentional Walks
7
Chris Sale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Strikeouts
300
Chris Sale Career Strikeouts Thrown
2579
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.810
Chris Sale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.253
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Chris Sale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.190
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Kevin Newman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.294
Chris Sale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.262
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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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
Chris Sale Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Chris Sale Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Ground into Double Play
40
Chris Sale Career Double Plays Enabled
133
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0