Jorge Polanco vs. James Shields — Matchup Analysis

Jorge Polanco has absolutely raked against Shields. Polanco's production against Shields has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.654, 114% above the career mark of 0.772, with a batting average of 0.462, 75% above their career average and above Shields's career opposing average of 0.257. Despite striking out once every 4.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA, Polanco is still posting above-career production against Shields. Edge: Polanco.

How Jorge Polanco put the ball into play against James Shields

Balls and Strikes Thrown by James Shields to Jorge Polanco

Matchup Details for Jorge Polanco and James Shields

Stats that describe the matchup between Jorge Polanco and James Shields including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Jorge Polanco Career Plate Appearances
4522
James Shields Career Batters Faced
10993
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13
Jorge Polanco Career At Bats
4044
James Shields Career At Bats Pitched
10052
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0.462
Jorge Polanco Career Batting Average
0.263
James Shields Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
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6
Jorge Polanco Career Hits
1063
James Shields Career Hits Allowed
2581
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3
Jorge Polanco Career Singles
667
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0
Jorge Polanco Career Doubles
222
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0
Jorge Polanco Career Triples
20
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3
Jorge Polanco Career Home Runs
154
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed
361

Grand Slams

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0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
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3
Jorge Polanco Career Extra Base Hits
396
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0.231
Jorge Polanco Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
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0.500
Jorge Polanco Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.145
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.140

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
1.000
Jorge Polanco Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.179
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.162
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15
Jorge Polanco Total Bases
1787
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7
Jorge Polanco Career Times on Base
1484
In this matchup
0.500
Jorge Polanco Career On Base Percentage
0.330
In this matchup
1.154
Jorge Polanco Career Slugging Percentage
0.442
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1.654
Jorge Polanco Career OPS
0.772
In this matchup
0.692
Jorge Polanco Career Isolated Power
0.179
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0.513
Jorge Polanco Career Gross Production Average
0.259
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0.429
Jorge Polanco Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
James Shields Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
5
Jorge Polanco Career RBIs
570
In this matchup
7.500
Jorge Polanco Career Runs Created
606.620
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0
Jorge Polanco Career Hit By Pitch
28
James Shields Career Batters Hit By Pitch
97

Outs

In this matchup
4
In this matchup
1
Jorge Polanco Career Walks
393
James Shields Career Walks Allowed
746
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0
Jorge Polanco Career Intentional Walks
8
James Shields Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
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3
Jorge Polanco Career Strikeouts
860
James Shields Career Strikeouts Thrown
2234
In this matchup
4.667
Jorge Polanco Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.260
James Shields Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.921
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0.333
Jorge Polanco Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.460
James Shields Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Jorge Polanco Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.324
James Shields Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
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0
Jorge Polanco Career Sacrifice Hits
19
James Shields Career Sacrifice Hits
53
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0
Jorge Polanco Career Sacrifice Flies
38
James Shields Career Sacrifice Flies
45
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0
Jorge Polanco Career Ground into Double Play
66
James Shields Career Double Plays Enabled
211

Ground into Triple Play

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0