Buster Posey vs. Carlos Zambrano — Matchup Analysis

Carlos Zambrano has completely neutralized Posey in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Zambrano. Posey's numbers against Zambrano tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 60% below the career mark of 0.831, with a batting average of just 0.111, 63% below their career average and below Zambrano's career opposing average of 0.236. Zambrano has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Posey down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7.8 PA. Edge: Zambrano.

How Buster Posey put the ball into play against Carlos Zambrano

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Carlos Zambrano to Buster Posey

Matchup Details for Buster Posey and Carlos Zambrano

Stats that describe the matchup between Buster Posey and Carlos Zambrano including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances
5607
Carlos Zambrano Career Batters Faced
8389
In this matchup
9
Buster Posey Career At Bats
4970
Carlos Zambrano Career At Bats Pitched
7245
In this matchup
0.111
Buster Posey Career Batting Average
0.302
Carlos Zambrano Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Hits
1500
Carlos Zambrano Career Hits Allowed
1709
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Singles
1040
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Doubles
293
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Triples
9
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Home Runs
158
Carlos Zambrano Career Home Runs Allowed
161

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
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Carlos Zambrano Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Carlos Zambrano Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.219
Carlos Zambrano Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.098
In this matchup
2
Buster Posey Total Bases
2285
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Times on Base
2083
In this matchup
0.111
Buster Posey Career On Base Percentage
0.372
In this matchup
0.222
Buster Posey Career Slugging Percentage
0.460
In this matchup
0.333
Buster Posey Career OPS
0.831
In this matchup
0.111
Buster Posey Career Isolated Power
0.158
In this matchup
0.106
Buster Posey Career Gross Production Average
0.282
In this matchup
0.167
Buster Posey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.324
Carlos Zambrano Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career RBIs
729
In this matchup
0.222
Buster Posey Career Runs Created
859.070
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Hit By Pitch
43
Carlos Zambrano Career Batters Hit By Pitch
102

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Walks
540
Carlos Zambrano Career Walks Allowed
898
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Intentional Walks
67
Carlos Zambrano Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
3
Buster Posey Career Strikeouts
721
Carlos Zambrano Career Strikeouts Thrown
1637
In this matchup
3.000
Buster Posey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.780
Carlos Zambrano Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.125
In this matchup
0.000
Buster Posey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.750
Carlos Zambrano Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.111
Buster Posey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.376
Carlos Zambrano Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316

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
Carlos Zambrano Career Sacrifice Hits
100
In this matchup
0
Buster Posey Career Sacrifice Flies
53
Carlos Zambrano Career Sacrifice Flies
44
In this matchup
1
Buster Posey Career Ground into Double Play
163
Carlos Zambrano Career Double Plays Enabled
174

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0