Dustin Pedroia vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Pedroia is hitting 0.303 here, 1% above their career average, while Saunders's career opposing average is 0.283. Pedroia also posted an OPS of 0.758, close to the career mark of 0.805. Pedroia has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 16.5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 10.4 PA. No clear edge.

How Dustin Pedroia put the ball into play against Joe Saunders

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Dustin Pedroia

Matchup Details for Dustin Pedroia and Joe Saunders

Stats that describe the matchup between Dustin Pedroia and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
33
Dustin Pedroia Career Plate Appearances
6777
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
33
Dustin Pedroia Career At Bats
6031
Joe Saunders Career At Bats Pitched
5418
In this matchup
0.303
Dustin Pedroia Career Batting Average
0.299
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
10
Dustin Pedroia Career Hits
1805
Joe Saunders Career Hits Allowed
1533
In this matchup
7
Dustin Pedroia Career Singles
1256
In this matchup
2
Dustin Pedroia Career Doubles
394
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Triples
15
In this matchup
1
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs
140
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179

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
3
Dustin Pedroia Career Extra Base Hits
549
In this matchup
0.030
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.100
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.500
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.214
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
15
Dustin Pedroia Total Bases
2649
In this matchup
10
Dustin Pedroia Career Times on Base
2467
In this matchup
0.303
Dustin Pedroia Career On Base Percentage
0.365
In this matchup
0.455
Dustin Pedroia Career Slugging Percentage
0.439
In this matchup
0.758
Dustin Pedroia Career OPS
0.805
In this matchup
0.152
Dustin Pedroia Career Isolated Power
0.140
In this matchup
0.250
Dustin Pedroia Career Gross Production Average
0.274
In this matchup
0.300
Dustin Pedroia Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
3
Dustin Pedroia Career RBIs
725
In this matchup
4.545
Dustin Pedroia Career Runs Created
1011.090
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Hit By Pitch
38
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30

Outs

In this matchup
20
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Walks
624
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed
439
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Intentional Walks
25
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
Dustin Pedroia Career Strikeouts
654
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
16.500
Dustin Pedroia Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.360
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.950
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.303
Dustin Pedroia Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Sacrifice Flies
59
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
3
Dustin Pedroia Career Ground into Double Play
154
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0