Albert Pujols vs. J. A. Happ — Matchup Analysis
J. A. Happ has dominated this matchup. Pujols is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 16% below their career average and below Happ's career opposing average of 0.251. Pujols also posted an OPS of 0.722, well below the career mark of 0.918. Even with Pujols striking out less often than usual, once every 11.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Happ. Edge: Happ.
How Albert Pujols put the ball into play against J. A. Happ
Balls and Strikes Thrown by J. A. Happ to Albert Pujols
Matchup Details for Albert Pujols and J. A. Happ
Stats that describe the matchup between Albert Pujols and J. A. Happ including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
46
Albert Pujols Career Plate Appearances
13041
J. A. Happ Career Batters Faced
8048
In this matchup
0.250
Albert Pujols Career Batting Average
0.296
J. A. Happ Career Opposing Batting Average
0.251
In this matchup
2
Albert Pujols Career Home Runs
703
J. A. Happ Career Home Runs Allowed
261
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
0.045
Albert Pujols Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.062
J. A. Happ Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
0.182
Albert Pujols Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.208
J. A. Happ Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.143
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Albert Pujols Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.501
J. A. Happ Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.157
In this matchup
0.237
Albert Pujols Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
J. A. Happ Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Albert Pujols Career Hit By Pitch
123
J. A. Happ Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41
Outs
In this matchup
29
In this matchup
2
Albert Pujols Career Intentional Walks
316
J. A. Happ Career Intentional Walks Allowed
16
In this matchup
4
Albert Pujols Career Strikeouts
1404
J. A. Happ Career Strikeouts Thrown
1661
In this matchup
11.500
Albert Pujols Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.290
J. A. Happ Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.845
In this matchup
1.000
Albert Pujols Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.980
J. A. Happ Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.326
Albert Pujols Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.389
J. A. Happ Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
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
Albert Pujols Career Sacrifice Hits
1
J. A. Happ Career Sacrifice Hits
47
In this matchup
0
Albert Pujols Career Sacrifice Flies
123
J. A. Happ Career Sacrifice Flies
44
In this matchup
2
Albert Pujols Career Ground into Double Play
426
J. A. Happ Career Double Plays Enabled
150
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0