Joc Pederson vs. George Kirby — Matchup Analysis
George Kirby has completely neutralized Pederson in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kirby. Pederson's numbers against Kirby tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 75% below the career mark of 0.798, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Kirby's career opposing average of 0.251. Kirby has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Pederson down once every 1.3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA. Edge: Kirby.
How Joc Pederson put the ball into play against George Kirby
Balls and Strikes Thrown by George Kirby to Joc Pederson
Matchup Details for Joc Pederson and George Kirby
Stats that describe the matchup between Joc Pederson and George Kirby including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Joc Pederson Career Plate Appearances
4604
George Kirby Career Batters Faced
2601
In this matchup
0.000
Joc Pederson Career Batting Average
0.237
George Kirby Career Opposing Batting Average
0.251
In this matchup
0
Joc Pederson Career Home Runs
218
George Kirby Career Home Runs Allowed
72
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
Joc Pederson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.055
George Kirby Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Joc Pederson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.233
George Kirby Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joc Pederson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.201
George Kirby Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.000
Joc Pederson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
George Kirby Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Joc Pederson Career Hit By Pitch
89
George Kirby Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Joc Pederson Career Intentional Walks
27
George Kirby Career Intentional Walks Allowed
1
In this matchup
4
Joc Pederson Career Strikeouts
1085
George Kirby Career Strikeouts Thrown
621
In this matchup
1.250
Joc Pederson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.240
George Kirby Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.188
In this matchup
0.250
Joc Pederson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.490
George Kirby Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.150
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Joc Pederson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.324
George Kirby Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.273
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
Joc Pederson Career Sacrifice Hits
6
George Kirby Career Sacrifice Hits
5
In this matchup
0
Joc Pederson Career Sacrifice Flies
26
George Kirby Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Joc Pederson Career Ground into Double Play
69
George Kirby Career Double Plays Enabled
44
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0