Buster Posey vs. Andrew Heaney — Matchup Analysis

Andrew Heaney has completely neutralized Posey in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Heaney. Posey's numbers against Heaney tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.250, 70% below the career mark of 0.831, with a batting average of just 0.125, 59% below their career average and below Heaney's career opposing average of 0.252. Even with Posey striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Heaney. Edge: Heaney.

How Buster Posey put the ball into play against Andrew Heaney

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andrew Heaney to Buster Posey

Matchup Details for Buster Posey and Andrew Heaney

Stats that describe the matchup between Buster Posey and Andrew Heaney including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances
5607
Andrew Heaney Career Batters Faced
4865
In this matchup
8
Buster Posey Career At Bats
4970
Andrew Heaney Career At Bats Pitched
4413
In this matchup
0.125
Buster Posey Career Batting Average
0.302
Andrew Heaney Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Hits
1500
Andrew Heaney Career Hits Allowed
1113
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Singles
1040
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Doubles
293
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Triples
9
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Home Runs
158
Andrew Heaney Career Home Runs Allowed
199

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
Buster Posey Career Extra Base Hits
460
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Andrew Heaney Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.045
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Andrew Heaney Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.179

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.219
Andrew Heaney Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.172
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Total Bases
2285
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Times on Base
2083
In this matchup
0.125
Buster Posey Career On Base Percentage
0.372
In this matchup
0.125
Buster Posey Career Slugging Percentage
0.460
In this matchup
0.250
Buster Posey Career OPS
0.831
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Isolated Power
0.158
In this matchup
0.088
Buster Posey Career Gross Production Average
0.282
In this matchup
0.143
Buster Posey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.324
Andrew Heaney Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career RBIs
729
In this matchup
0.125
Buster Posey Career Runs Created
859.070
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Hit By Pitch
43
Andrew Heaney Career Batters Hit By Pitch
72

Outs

In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Walks
540
Andrew Heaney Career Walks Allowed
339
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Intentional Walks
67
Andrew Heaney Career Intentional Walks Allowed
4
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Strikeouts
721
Andrew Heaney Career Strikeouts Thrown
1156
In this matchup
8.000
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.780
Andrew Heaney Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.208
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.750
Andrew Heaney Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.290

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.125
Buster Posey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.376
Andrew Heaney Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.299

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
Buster Posey Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Andrew Heaney Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Sacrifice Flies
53
Andrew Heaney Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Ground into Double Play
163
Andrew Heaney Career Double Plays Enabled
73

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0