Steve Pearce vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
Steve Pearce has absolutely raked against Saunders. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Pearce. Pearce's production against Saunders has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.569, 103% above the career mark of 0.772, with a batting average of 0.375, 48% above their career average and above Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Pearce has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Pearce.
How Steve Pearce put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Steve Pearce
Matchup Details for Steve Pearce and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Pearce and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Steve Pearce Career Plate Appearances
2554
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.375
Steve Pearce Career Batting Average
0.254
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
2
Steve Pearce Career Home Runs
91
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179
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
0.250
Steve Pearce Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.667
Steve Pearce Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Pearce Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.179
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.167
Steve Pearce Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Steve Pearce Career Hit By Pitch
36
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Steve Pearce Career Intentional Walks
8
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
0
Steve Pearce Career Strikeouts
509
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Pearce Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.020
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Pearce Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Steve Pearce Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Steve Pearce Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Steve Pearce Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Steve Pearce Career Ground into Double Play
53
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0