Colby Rasmus vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka — Matchup Analysis
Daisuke Matsuzaka has completely neutralized Rasmus in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Matsuzaka. Rasmus's numbers against Matsuzaka tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.393, 47% below the career mark of 0.745, with a batting average of just 0.143, 41% below their career average and below Matsuzaka's career opposing average of 0.242. Even with Rasmus striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Matsuzaka. Edge: Matsuzaka.
How Colby Rasmus put the ball into play against Daisuke Matsuzaka
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Daisuke Matsuzaka to Colby Rasmus
Matchup Details for Colby Rasmus and Daisuke Matsuzaka
Stats that describe the matchup between Colby Rasmus and Daisuke Matsuzaka including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Colby Rasmus Career Plate Appearances
4119
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Batters Faced
3444
In this matchup
7
Colby Rasmus Career At Bats
3704
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career At Bats Pitched
2974
In this matchup
0.143
Colby Rasmus Career Batting Average
0.241
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Opposing Batting Average
0.242
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Home Runs
166
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Home Runs Allowed
85
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
Colby Rasmus Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.045
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Colby Rasmus Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.186
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Colby Rasmus Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.118
In this matchup
0.167
Colby Rasmus Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Hit By Pitch
18
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Intentional Walks
23
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
Colby Rasmus Career Strikeouts
1106
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Strikeouts Thrown
720
In this matchup
8.000
Colby Rasmus Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.720
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.783
In this matchup
1.000
Colby Rasmus Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.330
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Colby Rasmus Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.310
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324
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
Colby Rasmus Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Sacrifice Hits
18
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Sacrifice Flies
20
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Ground into Double Play
44
Daisuke Matsuzaka Career Double Plays Enabled
53
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0