Ben Paulsen vs. Zack Greinke — Matchup Analysis
Zack Greinke has had the better of this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Greinke. Despite batting 0.250, 8% below their career average and above Greinke's career opposing average of 0.249, Paulsen's OPS of 0.650 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.762. Even with Paulsen striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Greinke. Slight edge: Greinke.
How Ben Paulsen put the ball into play against Zack Greinke
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Zack Greinke to Ben Paulsen
Matchup Details for Ben Paulsen and Zack Greinke
Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Paulsen and Zack Greinke including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Ben Paulsen Career Plate Appearances
517
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced
13877
In this matchup
0.250
Ben Paulsen Career Batting Average
0.271
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
Ben Paulsen Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.033
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Paulsen Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.123
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Paulsen Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.116
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.123
In this matchup
0.333
Ben Paulsen Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.347
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Ben Paulsen Career Hit By Pitch
3
Zack Greinke Career Batters Hit By Pitch
79
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Ben Paulsen Career Intentional Walks
2
Zack Greinke Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
1
Ben Paulsen Career Strikeouts
138
Zack Greinke Career Strikeouts Thrown
2979
In this matchup
5.000
Ben Paulsen Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.750
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.658
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Paulsen Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.220
Zack Greinke Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.260
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Ben Paulsen Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.313
Zack Greinke Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
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
Ben Paulsen Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Ben Paulsen Career Sacrifice Flies
3
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Flies
64
In this matchup
0
Ben Paulsen Career Ground into Double Play
8
Zack Greinke Career Double Plays Enabled
266
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0