Xavier Paul vs. Jeff Samardzija — Matchup Analysis

Xavier Paul has had Samardzija's number. Despite batting 0.214, 14% below their career average and below Samardzija's career opposing average of 0.248, Paul's OPS of 0.853 is 26% above the career mark of 0.679. Despite striking out once every 3.4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA, Paul is still posting above-career production against Samardzija. Edge: Paul.

How Xavier Paul put the ball into play against Jeff Samardzija

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Samardzija to Xavier Paul

Matchup Details for Xavier Paul and Jeff Samardzija

Stats that describe the matchup between Xavier Paul and Jeff Samardzija including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Xavier Paul Career Plate Appearances
767
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Faced
6891
In this matchup
14
Xavier Paul Career At Bats
693
Jeff Samardzija Career At Bats Pitched
6259
In this matchup
0.214
Xavier Paul Career Batting Average
0.250
Jeff Samardzija Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
3
Xavier Paul Career Hits
173
Jeff Samardzija Career Hits Allowed
1555
In this matchup
1
Xavier Paul Career Singles
122
In this matchup
1
Xavier Paul Career Doubles
32
In this matchup
0
Xavier Paul Career Triples
7
In this matchup
1
Xavier Paul Career Home Runs
12
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed
205

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
2
Xavier Paul Career Extra Base Hits
51
In this matchup
0.071
Xavier Paul Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.333
Xavier Paul Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.069
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.132

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.200
Xavier Paul Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.071
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.141
In this matchup
7
Xavier Paul Total Bases
255
In this matchup
6
Xavier Paul Career Times on Base
236
In this matchup
0.353
Xavier Paul Career On Base Percentage
0.311
In this matchup
0.500
Xavier Paul Career Slugging Percentage
0.368
In this matchup
0.853
Xavier Paul Career OPS
0.679
In this matchup
0.286
Xavier Paul Career Isolated Power
0.118
In this matchup
0.284
Xavier Paul Career Gross Production Average
0.232
In this matchup
0.250
Xavier Paul Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
Jeff Samardzija Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
4
Xavier Paul Career RBIs
71
In this matchup
2.471
Xavier Paul Career Runs Created
82.500
In this matchup
0
Xavier Paul Career Hit By Pitch
3
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Hit By Pitch
60

Outs

In this matchup
6
In this matchup
3
Xavier Paul Career Walks
60
Jeff Samardzija Career Walks Allowed
491
In this matchup
0
Xavier Paul Career Intentional Walks
6
Jeff Samardzija Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
5
Xavier Paul Career Strikeouts
169
Jeff Samardzija Career Strikeouts Thrown
1449
In this matchup
3.400
Xavier Paul Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.540
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.756
In this matchup
0.600
Xavier Paul Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
Jeff Samardzija Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.353
Xavier Paul Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.312
Jeff Samardzija Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Xavier Paul Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Jeff Samardzija Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
0
Xavier Paul Career Sacrifice Flies
2
Jeff Samardzija Career Sacrifice Flies
42
In this matchup
1
Xavier Paul Career Ground into Double Play
14
Jeff Samardzija Career Double Plays Enabled
116

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0