Gary Sanchez vs. Merrill Kelly — Matchup Analysis
Merrill Kelly has completely neutralized Sanchez in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kelly. Sanchez's numbers against Kelly tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.770, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Kelly's career opposing average of 0.239. Even with Sanchez striking out less often than usual, once every 4 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kelly. Edge: Kelly.
How Gary Sanchez put the ball into play against Merrill Kelly
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Merrill Kelly to Gary Sanchez
Matchup Details for Gary Sanchez and Merrill Kelly
Stats that describe the matchup between Gary Sanchez and Merrill Kelly including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Gary Sanchez Career Plate Appearances
3313
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced
4143
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Sanchez Career Batting Average
0.225
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
0
Gary Sanchez Career Home Runs
189
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
Gary Sanchez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.065
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Sanchez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.288
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.143
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Sanchez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.213
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Sanchez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.250
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
Gary Sanchez Career Hit By Pitch
54
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Gary Sanchez Career Intentional Walks
9
Merrill Kelly Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
2
Gary Sanchez Career Strikeouts
888
Merrill Kelly Career Strikeouts Thrown
911
In this matchup
4.000
Gary Sanchez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.730
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.548
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Sanchez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.350
Merrill Kelly Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Sanchez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.295
Merrill Kelly Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
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
Gary Sanchez Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Gary Sanchez Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Gary Sanchez Career Ground into Double Play
73
Merrill Kelly Career Double Plays Enabled
76
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0