Ruben Rivera vs. Scott Karl — Matchup Analysis
Scott Karl has completely neutralized Rivera in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Karl. Rivera's numbers against Karl tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.701, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Karl's career opposing average of 0.293. Even with Rivera striking out less often than usual, once every 4 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Karl. Edge: Karl.
How Ruben Rivera put the ball into play against Scott Karl
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Karl to Ruben Rivera
Matchup Details for Ruben Rivera and Scott Karl
Stats that describe the matchup between Ruben Rivera and Scott Karl including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Ruben Rivera Career Plate Appearances
1818
Scott Karl Career Batters Faced
4444
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Rivera Career Batting Average
0.216
Scott Karl Career Opposing Batting Average
0.293
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
Ruben Rivera Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Scott Karl Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Rivera Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.187
Scott Karl Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Rivera Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.125
Scott Karl Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.234
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Rivera Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Scott Karl Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
In this matchup
0
Ruben Rivera Career Hit By Pitch
29
Scott Karl Career Batters Hit By Pitch
33
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Ruben Rivera Career Intentional Walks
4
Scott Karl Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
2
Ruben Rivera Career Strikeouts
510
Scott Karl Career Strikeouts Thrown
513
In this matchup
4.000
Ruben Rivera Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.560
Scott Karl Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.663
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Rivera Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
Scott Karl Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Rivera Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Scott Karl Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.349
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ruben Rivera Career Sacrifice Hits
6
Scott Karl Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Ruben Rivera Career Sacrifice Flies
12
Scott Karl Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Ruben Rivera Career Ground into Double Play
28
Scott Karl Career Double Plays Enabled
121
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0