John Shelby vs. Jim Abbott — Matchup Analysis
Jim Abbott has completely neutralized Shelby in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Abbott. Shelby's numbers against Abbott tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 56% below the career mark of 0.645, with a batting average of just 0.143, 40% below their career average and below Abbott's career opposing average of 0.276. Even with Shelby striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Abbott. Edge: Abbott.
How John Shelby put the ball into play against Jim Abbott
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Abbott to John Shelby
Matchup Details for John Shelby and Jim Abbott
Stats that describe the matchup between John Shelby and Jim Abbott including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances
3326
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced
7211
In this matchup
0.143
John Shelby Career Batting Average
0.239
Jim Abbott Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
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
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.095
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.087
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.104
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.173
In this matchup
0.167
John Shelby Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Jim Abbott Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Hit By Pitch
4
Jim Abbott Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Intentional Walks
15
Jim Abbott Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
1
John Shelby Career Strikeouts
671
Jim Abbott Career Strikeouts Thrown
888
In this matchup
7.000
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.960
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.120
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
Jim Abbott Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.700
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
John Shelby Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.281
Jim Abbott Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337
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
John Shelby Career Sacrifice Hits
32
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Hits
70
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Sacrifice Flies
18
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
1
John Shelby Career Ground into Double Play
51
Jim Abbott Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0