Buster Posey vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
Buster Posey has absolutely raked against Saunders. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Posey. Posey's production against Saunders has been exceptional: an OPS of 2.067, 149% above the career mark of 0.831, with a batting average of 0.600, 99% above their career average and above Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Posey has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Posey.
How Buster Posey put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Buster Posey
Matchup Details for Buster Posey and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between Buster Posey and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances
5607
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.600
Buster Posey Career Batting Average
0.302
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Home Runs
158
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.200
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.333
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.219
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.500
Buster Posey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.324
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Hit By Pitch
43
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Intentional Walks
67
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Strikeouts
721
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.780
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.750
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.667
Buster Posey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.376
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Sacrifice Flies
53
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Ground into Double Play
163
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0