Paul O'Neill vs. Sidney Ponson — Matchup Analysis
Sidney Ponson has kept O'Neill in check relative to their career standard. 0.310 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.724 sits 13% below where O'Neill typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with O'Neill striking out less often than usual, once every 9.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Ponson. Slight edge: Ponson. Context matters here.
How Paul O'Neill put the ball into play against Sidney Ponson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sidney Ponson to Paul O'Neill
Matchup Details for Paul O'Neill and Sidney Ponson
Stats that describe the matchup between Paul O'Neill and Sidney Ponson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Paul O'Neill Career Plate Appearances
8329
Sidney Ponson Career Batters Faced
7676
In this matchup
0.310
Paul O'Neill Career Batting Average
0.288
Sidney Ponson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.289
In this matchup
0
Paul O'Neill Career Home Runs
281
Sidney Ponson Career Home Runs Allowed
223
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
Paul O'Neill Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
Sidney Ponson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Paul O'Neill Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.134
Sidney Ponson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.111
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Paul O'Neill Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.241
Sidney Ponson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.216
In this matchup
0.346
Paul O'Neill Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
Sidney Ponson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
In this matchup
0
Paul O'Neill Career Hit By Pitch
22
Sidney Ponson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
Paul O'Neill Career Intentional Walks
107
Sidney Ponson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
Paul O'Neill Career Strikeouts
1166
Sidney Ponson Career Strikeouts Thrown
1031
In this matchup
9.667
Paul O'Neill Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.140
Sidney Ponson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.445
In this matchup
0.000
Paul O'Neill Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.770
Sidney Ponson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.310
Paul O'Neill Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.373
Sidney Ponson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.343
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
Paul O'Neill Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Sidney Ponson Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
0
Paul O'Neill Career Sacrifice Flies
90
Sidney Ponson Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Paul O'Neill Career Ground into Double Play
221
Sidney Ponson Career Double Plays Enabled
203
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0