Steve Sax vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
John Candelaria has completely neutralized Sax in this matchup. Sax's numbers against Candelaria tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.483, 30% below the career mark of 0.693, with a batting average of just 0.200, 29% below their career average and below Candelaria's career opposing average of 0.252. Candelaria has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Sax down once every 8 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 13.1 PA, and Sax has yet to take Candelaria deep. Edge: Candelaria.
How Steve Sax put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Steve Sax
Matchup Details for Steve Sax and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Sax and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
32
Steve Sax Career Plate Appearances
7632
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
0.200
Steve Sax Career Batting Average
0.281
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Home Runs
54
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
Steve Sax Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.008
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Sax Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.028
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Sax Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.092
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.231
Steve Sax Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Hit By Pitch
24
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Intentional Walks
47
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
4
Steve Sax Career Strikeouts
584
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
8.000
Steve Sax Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
13.070
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
0.500
Steve Sax Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.950
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Steve Sax Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
John Candelaria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
Steve Sax Career Sacrifice Hits
75
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Sacrifice Flies
37
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
1
Steve Sax Career Ground into Double Play
146
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0