Carlos Santana vs. Joe Saunders — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Santana is hitting 0.250 here, 4% above their career average, while Saunders's career opposing average is 0.283. Santana also posted an OPS of 0.833, close to the career mark of 0.777. Santana has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 9 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 6 PA. No clear edge.
How Carlos Santana put the ball into play against Joe Saunders
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Saunders to Carlos Santana
Matchup Details for Carlos Santana and Joe Saunders
Stats that describe the matchup between Carlos Santana and Joe Saunders including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Carlos Santana Career Plate Appearances
9254
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced
5962
In this matchup
0.250
Carlos Santana Career Batting Average
0.241
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
0
Carlos Santana Career Home Runs
335
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed
179
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
Carlos Santana Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Carlos Santana Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.178
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Carlos Santana Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.218
Joe Saunders Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.226
In this matchup
0.286
Carlos Santana Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.257
Joe Saunders Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Carlos Santana Career Hit By Pitch
43
Joe Saunders Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Carlos Santana Career Intentional Walks
66
Joe Saunders Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
1
Carlos Santana Career Strikeouts
1540
Joe Saunders Career Strikeouts Thrown
792
In this matchup
9.000
Carlos Santana Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.010
Joe Saunders Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.528
In this matchup
1.000
Carlos Santana Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.860
Joe Saunders Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Carlos Santana Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.354
Joe Saunders Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
Carlos Santana Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Carlos Santana Career Sacrifice Flies
66
Joe Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
1
Carlos Santana Career Ground into Double Play
188
Joe Saunders Career Double Plays Enabled
170
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0