John Shelby vs. Ben McDonald — Matchup Analysis
Ben McDonald has completely neutralized Shelby in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward McDonald. Shelby's numbers against McDonald tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.143, 78% below the career mark of 0.645, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below McDonald's career opposing average of 0.243. McDonald has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Shelby down once every 2.3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5 PA. Edge: McDonald.
How John Shelby put the ball into play against Ben McDonald
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ben McDonald to John Shelby
Matchup Details for John Shelby and Ben McDonald
Stats that describe the matchup between John Shelby and Ben McDonald including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances
3326
Ben McDonald Career Batters Faced
5408
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Batting Average
0.239
Ben McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
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
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.095
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.104
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.154
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Ben McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Hit By Pitch
4
Ben McDonald Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Intentional Walks
15
Ben McDonald Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
3
John Shelby Career Strikeouts
671
Ben McDonald Career Strikeouts Thrown
894
In this matchup
2.333
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.960
Ben McDonald Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.049
In this matchup
0.333
John Shelby Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
Ben McDonald Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
John Shelby Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.281
Ben McDonald Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.303
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
Ben McDonald Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Sacrifice Flies
18
Ben McDonald Career Sacrifice Flies
30
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Ground into Double Play
51
Ben McDonald Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0