Colby Rasmus vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
Joe Saunders has completely neutralized Rasmus in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Saunders. Rasmus's numbers against Saunders tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 62% below the career mark of 0.745, with a batting average of just 0.143, 41% below their career average and below Saunders's career opposing average of 0.283. Even with Rasmus striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Saunders. Edge: Saunders.
How Colby Rasmus put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Colby Rasmus
Matchup Details for Colby Rasmus and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between Colby Rasmus and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Colby Rasmus Career Plate Appearances
4119
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.143
Colby Rasmus Career Batting Average
0.241
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Home Runs
166
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179
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
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Colby Rasmus Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.186
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Colby Rasmus Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.167
Colby Rasmus Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Hit By Pitch
18
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Intentional Walks
23
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
1
Colby Rasmus Career Strikeouts
1106
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
7.000
Colby Rasmus Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.720
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
0.000
Colby Rasmus Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.330
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Colby Rasmus Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Colby Rasmus Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Colby Rasmus Career Ground into Double Play
44
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0