Dustin Pedroia vs. James Russell — Matchup Analysis
James Russell has completely neutralized Pedroia in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Russell. Pedroia's numbers against Russell tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 50% below the career mark of 0.805, with a batting average of just 0.200, 33% below their career average and below Russell's career opposing average of 0.264. Russell has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Pedroia down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 10.4 PA. Edge: Russell.
How Dustin Pedroia put the ball into play against James Russell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James Russell to Dustin Pedroia
Matchup Details for Dustin Pedroia and James Russell
Stats that describe the matchup between Dustin Pedroia and James Russell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Dustin Pedroia Career Plate Appearances
6777
James Russell Career Batters Faced
1430
In this matchup
5
Dustin Pedroia Career At Bats
6031
James Russell Career At Bats Pitched
1286
In this matchup
0.200
Dustin Pedroia Career Batting Average
0.299
James Russell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs
140
James Russell Career Home Runs Allowed
43
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
James Russell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
James Russell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.214
James Russell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.177
In this matchup
0.250
Dustin Pedroia Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
James Russell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Hit By Pitch
38
James Russell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Intentional Walks
25
James Russell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
1
Dustin Pedroia Career Strikeouts
654
James Russell Career Strikeouts Thrown
243
In this matchup
5.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.360
James Russell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.885
In this matchup
0.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.950
James Russell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Dustin Pedroia Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
James Russell Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.323
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
James Russell Career Sacrifice Hits
18
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Sacrifice Flies
59
James Russell Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Ground into Double Play
154
James Russell Career Double Plays Enabled
23
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0