Buster Posey vs. Jonathan Papelbon — Matchup Analysis

Buster Posey has absolutely raked against Papelbon. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Posey. Posey's production against Papelbon has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.867, 125% above the career mark of 0.831, with a batting average of 0.600, 99% above their career average and above Papelbon's career opposing average of 0.213. Posey has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Posey.

How Buster Posey put the ball into play against Jonathan Papelbon

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jonathan Papelbon to Buster Posey

Matchup Details for Buster Posey and Jonathan Papelbon

Stats that describe the matchup between Buster Posey and Jonathan Papelbon including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances
5607
Jonathan Papelbon Career Batters Faced
2938
In this matchup
5
Buster Posey Career At Bats
4970
Jonathan Papelbon Career At Bats Pitched
2687
In this matchup
0.600
Buster Posey Career Batting Average
0.302
Jonathan Papelbon Career Opposing Batting Average
0.213
In this matchup
3
Buster Posey Career Hits
1500
Jonathan Papelbon Career Hits Allowed
572
In this matchup
2
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
1
Buster Posey Career Home Runs
158
Jonathan Papelbon Career Home Runs Allowed
57

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
1
Buster Posey Career Extra Base Hits
460
In this matchup
0.200
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Jonathan Papelbon Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.333
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Jonathan Papelbon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.219
Jonathan Papelbon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.071
In this matchup
6
Buster Posey Total Bases
2285
In this matchup
4
Buster Posey Career Times on Base
2083
In this matchup
0.667
Buster Posey Career On Base Percentage
0.372
In this matchup
1.200
Buster Posey Career Slugging Percentage
0.460
In this matchup
1.867
Buster Posey Career OPS
0.831
In this matchup
0.600
Buster Posey Career Isolated Power
0.158
In this matchup
0.600
Buster Posey Career Gross Production Average
0.282
In this matchup
0.500
Buster Posey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.324
Jonathan Papelbon Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
2
Buster Posey Career RBIs
729
In this matchup
4.000
Buster Posey Career Runs Created
859.070
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Hit By Pitch
43
Jonathan Papelbon Career Batters Hit By Pitch
34

Outs

In this matchup
2
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Walks
540
Jonathan Papelbon Career Walks Allowed
185
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Intentional Walks
67
Jonathan Papelbon Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Strikeouts
721
Jonathan Papelbon Career Strikeouts Thrown
808
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.780
Jonathan Papelbon Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.636
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.750
Jonathan Papelbon Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.230

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.667
Buster Posey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.376
Jonathan Papelbon Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.264

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
Jonathan Papelbon Career Sacrifice Hits
21
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Sacrifice Flies
53
Jonathan Papelbon Career Sacrifice Flies
11
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Ground into Double Play
163
Jonathan Papelbon Career Double Plays Enabled
28

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0