Nick Punto vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
Joe Saunders has dominated this matchup. Punto is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 2% above their career average and below Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Punto also posted an OPS of 0.500, well below the career mark of 0.646. Even with Punto striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Saunders. Edge: Saunders.
How Nick Punto put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Nick Punto
Matchup Details for Nick Punto and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between Nick Punto and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Nick Punto Career Plate Appearances
3734
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.250
Nick Punto Career Batting Average
0.245
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
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
Nick Punto Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Nick Punto Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.024
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Nick Punto Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.029
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.286
Nick Punto Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Nick Punto Career Hit By Pitch
3
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Nick Punto Career Intentional Walks
9
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
Nick Punto Career Strikeouts
651
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
8.000
Nick Punto Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.740
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Nick Punto Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Nick Punto Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.319
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
Nick Punto Career Sacrifice Hits
63
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Nick Punto Career Sacrifice Flies
29
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Nick Punto Career Ground into Double Play
63
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0