David Ortiz vs. Casey Fossum — Matchup Analysis
Casey Fossum has kept Ortiz in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.825 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 11% below where Ortiz typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Fossum has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Ortiz down once every 5.4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.8 PA. Slight edge: Fossum. Context matters here.
How David Ortiz put the ball into play against Casey Fossum
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Casey Fossum to David Ortiz
Matchup Details for David Ortiz and Casey Fossum
Stats that describe the matchup between David Ortiz and Casey Fossum including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
27
David Ortiz Career Plate Appearances
10091
Casey Fossum Career Batters Faced
3537
In this matchup
0.227
David Ortiz Career Batting Average
0.286
Casey Fossum Career Opposing Batting Average
0.281
In this matchup
1
David Ortiz Career Home Runs
541
Casey Fossum Career Home Runs Allowed
114
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
0.045
David Ortiz Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.063
Casey Fossum Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.037
In this matchup
0.200
David Ortiz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Casey Fossum Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.131
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.200
David Ortiz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.309
Casey Fossum Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.188
In this matchup
0.250
David Ortiz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Casey Fossum Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
In this matchup
1
David Ortiz Career Hit By Pitch
38
Casey Fossum Career Batters Hit By Pitch
63
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
David Ortiz Career Intentional Walks
209
Casey Fossum Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
5
David Ortiz Career Strikeouts
1750
Casey Fossum Career Strikeouts Thrown
607
In this matchup
5.400
David Ortiz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.770
Casey Fossum Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.827
In this matchup
0.800
David Ortiz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.750
Casey Fossum Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.530
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
David Ortiz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.396
Casey Fossum Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.341
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
David Ortiz Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Casey Fossum Career Sacrifice Hits
18
In this matchup
0
David Ortiz Career Sacrifice Flies
92
Casey Fossum Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
1
David Ortiz Career Ground into Double Play
236
Casey Fossum Career Double Plays Enabled
65
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0