Juan Samuel vs. Steve Avery — Matchup Analysis
Steve Avery has completely neutralized Samuel in this matchup. Samuel's numbers against Avery tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.290, 61% below the career mark of 0.735, with a batting average of just 0.129, 50% below their career average and below Avery's career opposing average of 0.259. Even with Samuel striking out less often than usual, once every 5.2 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Avery. Edge: Avery.
How Juan Samuel put the ball into play against Steve Avery
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Avery to Juan Samuel
Matchup Details for Juan Samuel and Steve Avery
Stats that describe the matchup between Juan Samuel and Steve Avery including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Juan Samuel Career Plate Appearances
6664
Steve Avery Career Batters Faced
6609
In this matchup
0.129
Juan Samuel Career Batting Average
0.260
Steve Avery Career Opposing Batting Average
0.259
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
Juan Samuel Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
Steve Avery Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Samuel Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.102
Steve Avery Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.097
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Samuel Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.112
Steve Avery Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.151
In this matchup
0.160
Juan Samuel Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Steve Avery Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Hit By Pitch
74
Steve Avery Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Intentional Walks
38
Steve Avery Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
6
Juan Samuel Career Strikeouts
1442
Steve Avery Career Strikeouts Thrown
980
In this matchup
5.167
Juan Samuel Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.620
Steve Avery Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.744
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Samuel Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Steve Avery Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.129
Juan Samuel Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Steve Avery Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
Juan Samuel Career Sacrifice Hits
27
Steve Avery Career Sacrifice Hits
71
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Steve Avery Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Ground into Double Play
81
Steve Avery Career Double Plays Enabled
129
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0