Juan Rivera vs. Scott Kazmir — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Rivera is hitting 0.333 here, 22% above their career average, while Kazmir's career opposing average is 0.249. Rivera also posted an OPS of 0.833, close to the career mark of 0.766. Kazmir has had the edge in strikeouts, with Rivera going down once every 6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Juan Rivera put the ball into play against Scott Kazmir
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Kazmir to Juan Rivera
Matchup Details for Juan Rivera and Scott Kazmir
Stats that describe the matchup between Juan Rivera and Scott Kazmir including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Juan Rivera Career Plate Appearances
3787
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced
7308
In this matchup
0.333
Juan Rivera Career Batting Average
0.274
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Juan Rivera Career Home Runs
132
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed
193
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Rivera Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Rivera Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.139
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Juan Rivera Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.295
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
0.400
Juan Rivera Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Juan Rivera Career Hit By Pitch
20
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68
Outs
In this matchup
3
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0
Juan Rivera Career Intentional Walks
15
Scott Kazmir Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
1
Juan Rivera Career Strikeouts
448
Scott Kazmir Career Strikeouts Thrown
1618
In this matchup
6.000
Juan Rivera Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.450
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.517
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Rivera Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Scott Kazmir Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Juan Rivera Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.322
Scott Kazmir Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
Juan Rivera Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Hits
34
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0
Juan Rivera Career Sacrifice Flies
39
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
0
Juan Rivera Career Ground into Double Play
127
Scott Kazmir Career Double Plays Enabled
129
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0