Gregory Polanco vs. Jimmy Nelson — Matchup Analysis
Jimmy Nelson has had the better of this matchup. Polanco is hitting just 0.240 in this matchup, matching their career average and below Nelson's career opposing average of 0.256. Polanco also posted an OPS of 0.659, modestly below the career mark of 0.718. Even with Polanco striking out less often than usual, once every 6.8 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Nelson. Slight edge: Nelson.
How Gregory Polanco put the ball into play against Jimmy Nelson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jimmy Nelson to Gregory Polanco
Matchup Details for Gregory Polanco and Jimmy Nelson
Stats that describe the matchup between Gregory Polanco and Jimmy Nelson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
27
Gregory Polanco Career Plate Appearances
3213
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Faced
2856
In this matchup
25
Gregory Polanco Career At Bats
2883
Jimmy Nelson Career At Bats Pitched
2517
In this matchup
0.240
Gregory Polanco Career Batting Average
0.241
Jimmy Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
1
Gregory Polanco Career Home Runs
96
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed
69
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
0.040
Gregory Polanco Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.033
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.167
Gregory Polanco Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.138
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Gregory Polanco Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.138
Jimmy Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.238
Gregory Polanco Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Jimmy Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
0
Gregory Polanco Career Hit By Pitch
10
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Gregory Polanco Career Intentional Walks
25
Jimmy Nelson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
4
Gregory Polanco Career Strikeouts
694
Jimmy Nelson Career Strikeouts Thrown
622
In this matchup
6.750
Gregory Polanco Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.630
Jimmy Nelson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.592
In this matchup
0.250
Gregory Polanco Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.410
Jimmy Nelson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.259
Gregory Polanco Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.314
Jimmy Nelson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Gregory Polanco Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Jimmy Nelson Career Sacrifice Hits
17
In this matchup
1
Gregory Polanco Career Sacrifice Flies
29
Jimmy Nelson Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
1
Gregory Polanco Career Ground into Double Play
48
Jimmy Nelson Career Double Plays Enabled
73
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0