Benito Santiago vs. David Palmer — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Santiago is hitting 0.214 here, 19% below their career average, while Palmer's career opposing average is 0.253. Santiago also posted an OPS of 0.782, close to the career mark of 0.722. Palmer has had the edge in strikeouts, with Santiago going down once every 5.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Benito Santiago put the ball into play against David Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Palmer to Benito Santiago
Matchup Details for Benito Santiago and David Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Benito Santiago and David Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Benito Santiago Career Plate Appearances
7515
David Palmer Career Batters Faced
4626
In this matchup
14
Benito Santiago Career At Bats
6951
David Palmer Career At Bats Pitched
4103
In this matchup
0.214
Benito Santiago Career Batting Average
0.263
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
1
Benito Santiago Career Home Runs
217
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed
78
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
0.071
Benito Santiago Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.031
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.333
Benito Santiago Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.119
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Benito Santiago Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.171
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
0.200
Benito Santiago Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Benito Santiago Career Hit By Pitch
38
David Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Benito Santiago Career Intentional Walks
52
David Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
3
Benito Santiago Career Strikeouts
1270
David Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
748
In this matchup
5.667
Benito Santiago Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.920
David Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.184
In this matchup
1.000
Benito Santiago Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.340
David Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.353
Benito Santiago Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
David Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
Benito Santiago Career Sacrifice Hits
26
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Benito Santiago Career Sacrifice Flies
70
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
1
Benito Santiago Career Ground into Double Play
204
David Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
84
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0