Travis Shaw vs. Jeff Samardzija — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Samardzija has completely neutralized Shaw in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Samardzija. Shaw's numbers against Samardzija tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.444, 41% below the career mark of 0.757, with a batting average of just 0.222, 6% below their career average and below Samardzija's career opposing average of 0.248. Even with Shaw striking out less often than usual, once every 4.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Samardzija. Edge: Samardzija.
How Travis Shaw put the ball into play against Jeff Samardzija
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Samardzija to Travis Shaw
Matchup Details for Travis Shaw and Jeff Samardzija
Stats that describe the matchup between Travis Shaw and Jeff Samardzija including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Travis Shaw Career Plate Appearances
2690
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Faced
6891
In this matchup
0.222
Travis Shaw Career Batting Average
0.237
Jeff Samardzija Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Home Runs
114
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed
205
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
Travis Shaw Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.048
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Shaw Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.203
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.132
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Shaw Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.175
Jeff Samardzija Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.141
In this matchup
0.286
Travis Shaw Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Jeff Samardzija Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Hit By Pitch
20
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Hit By Pitch
60
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Intentional Walks
20
Jeff Samardzija Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
2
Travis Shaw Career Strikeouts
650
Jeff Samardzija Career Strikeouts Thrown
1449
In this matchup
4.500
Travis Shaw Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.140
Jeff Samardzija Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.756
In this matchup
0.000
Travis Shaw Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Jeff Samardzija Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Travis Shaw Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.319
Jeff Samardzija Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301
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
Travis Shaw Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Jeff Samardzija Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Sacrifice Flies
17
Jeff Samardzija Career Sacrifice Flies
42
In this matchup
0
Travis Shaw Career Ground into Double Play
49
Jeff Samardzija Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0