Alex Rodriguez vs. Bret Saberhagen — Matchup Analysis
Bret Saberhagen has dominated this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Saberhagen. Despite batting 0.286, 3% below their career average and above Saberhagen's career opposing average of 0.252, Rodriguez's OPS of 0.661 is 29% below the career mark of 0.930. Even with Rodriguez striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Saberhagen. Edge: Saberhagen.
How Alex Rodriguez put the ball into play against Bret Saberhagen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bret Saberhagen to Alex Rodriguez
Matchup Details for Alex Rodriguez and Bret Saberhagen
Stats that describe the matchup between Alex Rodriguez and Bret Saberhagen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Alex Rodriguez Career Plate Appearances
12207
Bret Saberhagen Career Batters Faced
10421
In this matchup
7
Alex Rodriguez Career At Bats
10566
Bret Saberhagen Career At Bats Pitched
9734
In this matchup
0.286
Alex Rodriguez Career Batting Average
0.295
Bret Saberhagen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs
696
Bret Saberhagen Career Home Runs Allowed
218
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
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.066
Bret Saberhagen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.223
Bret Saberhagen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.304
Bret Saberhagen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.127
In this matchup
0.333
Alex Rodriguez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Bret Saberhagen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Hit By Pitch
176
Bret Saberhagen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
59
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Intentional Walks
97
Bret Saberhagen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
34
In this matchup
1
Alex Rodriguez Career Strikeouts
2287
Bret Saberhagen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1715
In this matchup
8.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.340
Bret Saberhagen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.076
In this matchup
1.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Bret Saberhagen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Alex Rodriguez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.373
Bret Saberhagen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.284
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
Bret Saberhagen Career Sacrifice Hits
89
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Sacrifice Flies
111
Bret Saberhagen Career Sacrifice Flies
68
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Ground into Double Play
261
Bret Saberhagen Career Double Plays Enabled
167
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0