Alex Rodriguez vs. Cliff Politte — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Rodriguez is hitting 0.250 here, 15% below their career average, while Politte's career opposing average is 0.251. Rodriguez also posted an OPS of 0.875, close to the career mark of 0.930. Rodriguez has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 8 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. No clear edge.
How Alex Rodriguez put the ball into play against Cliff Politte
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Cliff Politte to Alex Rodriguez
Matchup Details for Alex Rodriguez and Cliff Politte
Stats that describe the matchup between Alex Rodriguez and Cliff Politte including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Alex Rodriguez Career Plate Appearances
12207
Cliff Politte Career Batters Faced
1775
In this matchup
8
Alex Rodriguez Career At Bats
10566
Cliff Politte Career At Bats Pitched
1564
In this matchup
0.250
Alex Rodriguez Career Batting Average
0.295
Cliff Politte Career Opposing Batting Average
0.251
In this matchup
1
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs
696
Cliff Politte Career Home Runs Allowed
56
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
0.125
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.066
Cliff Politte Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
0.500
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.223
Cliff Politte Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.142
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.304
Cliff Politte Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.164
In this matchup
0.167
Alex Rodriguez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Cliff Politte Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Hit By Pitch
176
Cliff Politte Career Batters Hit By Pitch
11
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Intentional Walks
97
Cliff Politte Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
1
Alex Rodriguez Career Strikeouts
2287
Cliff Politte Career Strikeouts Thrown
342
In this matchup
8.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.340
Cliff Politte Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.190
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Cliff Politte Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Alex Rodriguez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.373
Cliff Politte Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Alex Rodriguez Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Cliff Politte Career Sacrifice Hits
12
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Sacrifice Flies
111
Cliff Politte Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Ground into Double Play
261
Cliff Politte Career Double Plays Enabled
28
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0