Placido Polanco vs. Ervin Santana — Matchup Analysis
Ervin Santana has kept Polanco in check relative to their career standard. 0.292 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.679 sits 8% below where Polanco typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Santana has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Polanco down once every 6.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 14.7 PA. Slight edge: Santana. Context matters here.
How Placido Polanco put the ball into play against Ervin Santana
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ervin Santana to Placido Polanco
Matchup Details for Placido Polanco and Ervin Santana
Stats that describe the matchup between Placido Polanco and Ervin Santana including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Placido Polanco Career Plate Appearances
7886
Ervin Santana Career Batters Faced
10482
In this matchup
24
Placido Polanco Career At Bats
7214
Ervin Santana Career At Bats Pitched
9480
In this matchup
0.292
Placido Polanco Career Batting Average
0.297
Ervin Santana Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs
104
Ervin Santana Career Home Runs Allowed
331
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
Ervin Santana Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.049
Ervin Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.138
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.193
Ervin Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.167
In this matchup
0.350
Placido Polanco Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Ervin Santana Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
1
Placido Polanco Career Hit By Pitch
101
Ervin Santana Career Batters Hit By Pitch
104
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Intentional Walks
13
Ervin Santana Career Intentional Walks Allowed
35
In this matchup
4
Placido Polanco Career Strikeouts
538
Ervin Santana Career Strikeouts Thrown
1978
In this matchup
6.500
Placido Polanco Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.660
Ervin Santana Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.299
In this matchup
0.250
Placido Polanco Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Ervin Santana Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.308
Placido Polanco Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.328
Ervin Santana Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Ervin Santana Career Sacrifice Hits
50
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Sacrifice Flies
56
Ervin Santana Career Sacrifice Flies
72
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Ground into Double Play
201
Ervin Santana Career Double Plays Enabled
190
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0