Trot Nixon vs. Jose Mesa — Matchup Analysis
Jose Mesa has completely neutralized Nixon in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Mesa. Nixon's numbers against Mesa tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 60% below the career mark of 0.828, with a batting average of just 0.167, 39% below their career average and below Mesa's career opposing average of 0.273. Mesa has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Nixon down once every 1.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.1 PA. Edge: Mesa.
How Trot Nixon put the ball into play against Jose Mesa
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Mesa to Trot Nixon
Matchup Details for Trot Nixon and Jose Mesa
Stats that describe the matchup between Trot Nixon and Jose Mesa including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Trot Nixon Career Plate Appearances
4224
Jose Mesa Career Batters Faced
6804
In this matchup
0.167
Trot Nixon Career Batting Average
0.274
Jose Mesa Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
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
Trot Nixon Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
Jose Mesa Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Trot Nixon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.138
Jose Mesa Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Trot Nixon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.199
Jose Mesa Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.500
Trot Nixon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Jose Mesa Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
In this matchup
0
Trot Nixon Career Hit By Pitch
31
Jose Mesa Career Batters Hit By Pitch
55
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Trot Nixon Career Intentional Walks
23
Jose Mesa Career Intentional Walks Allowed
57
In this matchup
1.500
Trot Nixon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.130
Jose Mesa Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.555
In this matchup
0.000
Trot Nixon Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.730
Jose Mesa Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Trot Nixon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.360
Jose Mesa Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Trot Nixon Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Jose Mesa Career Sacrifice Hits
64
In this matchup
0
Trot Nixon Career Sacrifice Flies
45
Jose Mesa Career Sacrifice Flies
62
In this matchup
0
Trot Nixon Career Ground into Double Play
65
Jose Mesa Career Double Plays Enabled
150
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0