Albert Pujols vs. Danny Salazar — Matchup Analysis
Danny Salazar has kept Pujols in check relative to their career standard. 0.333 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.844 sits 8% below where Pujols typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Pujols striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Salazar. Slight edge: Salazar. Context matters here.
How Albert Pujols put the ball into play against Danny Salazar
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Danny Salazar to Albert Pujols
Matchup Details for Albert Pujols and Danny Salazar
Stats that describe the matchup between Albert Pujols and Danny Salazar including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Albert Pujols Career Plate Appearances
13041
Danny Salazar Career Batters Faced
2482
In this matchup
9
Albert Pujols Career At Bats
11421
Danny Salazar Career At Bats Pitched
2232
In this matchup
0.333
Albert Pujols Career Batting Average
0.296
Danny Salazar Career Opposing Batting Average
0.240
In this matchup
0
Albert Pujols Career Home Runs
703
Danny Salazar Career Home Runs Allowed
75
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
0.000
Albert Pujols Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.062
Danny Salazar Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Albert Pujols Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.208
Danny Salazar Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.140
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Albert Pujols Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.501
Danny Salazar Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
0.375
Albert Pujols Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Danny Salazar Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
0
Albert Pujols Career Hit By Pitch
123
Danny Salazar Career Batters Hit By Pitch
15
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Albert Pujols Career Intentional Walks
316
Danny Salazar Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Albert Pujols Career Strikeouts
1404
Danny Salazar Career Strikeouts Thrown
688
In this matchup
10.000
Albert Pujols Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.290
Danny Salazar Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.608
In this matchup
1.000
Albert Pujols Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.980
Danny Salazar Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Albert Pujols Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.389
Danny Salazar Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Danny Salazar Career Sacrifice Hits
6
In this matchup
0
Albert Pujols Career Sacrifice Flies
123
Danny Salazar Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
2
Albert Pujols Career Ground into Double Play
426
Danny Salazar Career Double Plays Enabled
43
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0