Michael Saunders vs. Scott Kazmir — Matchup Analysis

Scott Kazmir has completely neutralized Saunders in this matchup. Saunders's numbers against Kazmir tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 52% below the career mark of 0.701, with a batting average of just 0.167, 28% below their career average and below Kazmir's career opposing average of 0.249. Even with Saunders striking out less often than usual, once every 6.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kazmir. Edge: Kazmir.

How Michael Saunders put the ball into play against Scott Kazmir

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Kazmir to Michael Saunders

Matchup Details for Michael Saunders and Scott Kazmir

Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Saunders and Scott Kazmir including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Michael Saunders Career Plate Appearances
2747
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced
7308
In this matchup
12
Michael Saunders Career At Bats
2455
Scott Kazmir Career At Bats Pitched
6476
In this matchup
0.167
Michael Saunders Career Batting Average
0.232
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
2
Michael Saunders Career Hits
570
Scott Kazmir Career Hits Allowed
1611
In this matchup
2
Michael Saunders Career Singles
347
In this matchup
0
Michael Saunders Career Doubles
123
In this matchup
0
Michael Saunders Career Triples
19
In this matchup
0
Michael Saunders Career Home Runs
81
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed
193

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
Michael Saunders Career Extra Base Hits
223
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Saunders Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.033
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Saunders Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.142
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Michael Saunders Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.114
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
2
Michael Saunders Total Bases
974
In this matchup
2
Michael Saunders Career Times on Base
833
In this matchup
0.167
Michael Saunders Career On Base Percentage
0.305
In this matchup
0.167
Michael Saunders Career Slugging Percentage
0.397
In this matchup
0.333
Michael Saunders Career OPS
0.701
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Saunders Career Isolated Power
0.165
In this matchup
0.117
Michael Saunders Career Gross Production Average
0.236
In this matchup
0.200
Michael Saunders Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Michael Saunders Career RBIs
263
In this matchup
0.333
Michael Saunders Career Runs Created
308.070
In this matchup
0
Michael Saunders Career Hit By Pitch
8
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68

Outs

In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Michael Saunders Career Walks
255
Scott Kazmir Career Walks Allowed
687
In this matchup
0
Michael Saunders Career Intentional Walks
10
Scott Kazmir Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
2
Michael Saunders Career Strikeouts
711
Scott Kazmir Career Strikeouts Thrown
1618
In this matchup
6.500
Michael Saunders Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.860
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.517
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Saunders Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
Scott Kazmir Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.154
Michael Saunders Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.304
Scott Kazmir Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317

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
1
Michael Saunders Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
0
Michael Saunders Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
0
Michael Saunders Career Ground into Double Play
34
Scott Kazmir Career Double Plays Enabled
129

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0