Dustin Pedroia vs. Nick Blackburn — Matchup Analysis
Nick Blackburn has had the better of this matchup. Pedroia is hitting just 0.278 in this matchup, 7% below their career average and below Blackburn's career opposing average of 0.303. Pedroia also posted an OPS of 0.683, modestly below the career mark of 0.805. Even with Pedroia striking out less often than usual, once every 20 PA versus a career rate of once every 10.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Blackburn. Slight edge: Blackburn.
How Dustin Pedroia put the ball into play against Nick Blackburn
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Nick Blackburn to Dustin Pedroia
Matchup Details for Dustin Pedroia and Nick Blackburn
Stats that describe the matchup between Dustin Pedroia and Nick Blackburn including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Dustin Pedroia Career Plate Appearances
6777
Nick Blackburn Career Batters Faced
3577
In this matchup
18
Dustin Pedroia Career At Bats
6031
Nick Blackburn Career At Bats Pitched
3312
In this matchup
0.278
Dustin Pedroia Career Batting Average
0.299
Nick Blackburn Career Opposing Batting Average
0.303
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs
140
Nick Blackburn Career Home Runs Allowed
117
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
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Nick Blackburn Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Nick Blackburn Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.214
Nick Blackburn Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.302
In this matchup
0.294
Dustin Pedroia Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Nick Blackburn Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.316
In this matchup
1
Dustin Pedroia Career Hit By Pitch
38
Nick Blackburn Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Intentional Walks
25
Nick Blackburn Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
1
Dustin Pedroia Career Strikeouts
654
Nick Blackburn Career Strikeouts Thrown
388
In this matchup
20.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.360
Nick Blackburn Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.219
In this matchup
1.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.950
Nick Blackburn Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Dustin Pedroia Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
Nick Blackburn Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.340
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
Dustin Pedroia Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Nick Blackburn Career Sacrifice Hits
21
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Sacrifice Flies
59
Nick Blackburn Career Sacrifice Flies
23
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Ground into Double Play
154
Nick Blackburn Career Double Plays Enabled
90
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0