Buster Posey vs. Mike Leake — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Posey is hitting 0.320 here, 6% above their career average, while Leake's career opposing average is 0.273. Posey also posted an OPS of 0.826, close to the career mark of 0.831. Posey has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 26 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 7.8 PA. No clear edge.
How Buster Posey put the ball into play against Mike Leake
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mike Leake to Buster Posey
Matchup Details for Buster Posey and Mike Leake
Stats that describe the matchup between Buster Posey and Mike Leake including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances
5607
Mike Leake Career Batters Faced
7693
In this matchup
0.320
Buster Posey Career Batting Average
0.302
Mike Leake Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
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
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Mike Leake Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.125
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Mike Leake Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.123
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.219
Mike Leake Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.193
In this matchup
0.304
Buster Posey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.324
Mike Leake Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Hit By Pitch
43
Mike Leake Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68
Outs
In this matchup
16
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Intentional Walks
67
Mike Leake Career Intentional Walks Allowed
29
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Strikeouts
721
Mike Leake Career Strikeouts Thrown
1231
In this matchup
26.000
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.780
Mike Leake Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.249
In this matchup
1.000
Buster Posey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.750
Mike Leake Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.346
Buster Posey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.376
Mike Leake Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
Mike Leake Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Sacrifice Flies
53
Mike Leake Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Ground into Double Play
163
Mike Leake Career Double Plays Enabled
188
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0