Alex Rodriguez vs. Johan Santana — Matchup Analysis
Johan Santana has completely neutralized Rodriguez in this matchup. Rodriguez's numbers against Santana tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.711, 24% below the career mark of 0.930, with a batting average of just 0.194, 34% below their career average and below Santana's career opposing average of 0.228. Even with Rodriguez striking out less often than usual, once every 12.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Santana. Edge: Santana.
How Alex Rodriguez put the ball into play against Johan Santana
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Johan Santana to Alex Rodriguez
Matchup Details for Alex Rodriguez and Johan Santana
Stats that describe the matchup between Alex Rodriguez and Johan Santana including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
37
Alex Rodriguez Career Plate Appearances
12207
Johan Santana Career Batters Faced
8262
In this matchup
31
Alex Rodriguez Career At Bats
10566
Johan Santana Career At Bats Pitched
7563
In this matchup
0.194
Alex Rodriguez Career Batting Average
0.295
Johan Santana Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
2
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs
696
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed
220
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
0.065
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.066
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.333
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.223
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.667
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.304
Johan Santana Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.154
Alex Rodriguez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Johan Santana Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Hit By Pitch
176
Johan Santana Career Batters Hit By Pitch
36
Outs
In this matchup
22
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Intentional Walks
97
Johan Santana Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
3
Alex Rodriguez Career Strikeouts
2287
Johan Santana Career Strikeouts Thrown
1988
In this matchup
12.333
Alex Rodriguez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.340
Johan Santana Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.156
In this matchup
2.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Johan Santana Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.290
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.324
Alex Rodriguez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.373
Johan Santana Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.279
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
Johan Santana Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Sacrifice Flies
111
Johan Santana Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
1
Alex Rodriguez Career Ground into Double Play
261
Johan Santana Career Double Plays Enabled
122
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0