Placido Polanco vs. Justin Masterson — Matchup Analysis
Justin Masterson has completely neutralized Polanco in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Masterson. Polanco's numbers against Masterson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 46% below the career mark of 0.740, with a batting average of just 0.200, 33% below their career average and below Masterson's career opposing average of 0.259. Masterson has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Polanco down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 14.7 PA. Edge: Masterson.
How Placido Polanco put the ball into play against Justin Masterson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Justin Masterson to Placido Polanco
Matchup Details for Placido Polanco and Justin Masterson
Stats that describe the matchup between Placido Polanco and Justin Masterson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Placido Polanco Career Plate Appearances
7886
Justin Masterson Career Batters Faced
5217
In this matchup
5
Placido Polanco Career At Bats
7214
Justin Masterson Career At Bats Pitched
4554
In this matchup
0.200
Placido Polanco Career Batting Average
0.297
Justin Masterson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.259
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs
104
Justin Masterson Career Home Runs Allowed
97
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
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.014
Justin Masterson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.049
Justin Masterson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.193
Justin Masterson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.097
In this matchup
0.250
Placido Polanco Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Justin Masterson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Hit By Pitch
101
Justin Masterson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
93
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Intentional Walks
13
Justin Masterson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
1
Placido Polanco Career Strikeouts
538
Justin Masterson Career Strikeouts Thrown
1004
In this matchup
5.000
Placido Polanco Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.660
Justin Masterson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.196
In this matchup
0.000
Placido Polanco Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Justin Masterson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Placido Polanco Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.328
Justin Masterson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
Placido Polanco Career Sacrifice Hits
86
Justin Masterson Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Sacrifice Flies
56
Justin Masterson Career Sacrifice Flies
32
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Ground into Double Play
201
Justin Masterson Career Double Plays Enabled
137
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0