John Shelby vs. Eric Plunk — Matchup Analysis
Eric Plunk has completely neutralized Shelby in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Plunk. Shelby's numbers against Plunk tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 69% below the career mark of 0.645, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Plunk's career opposing average of 0.236. Even with Shelby striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Plunk. Edge: Plunk.
How John Shelby put the ball into play against Eric Plunk
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Eric Plunk to John Shelby
Matchup Details for John Shelby and Eric Plunk
Stats that describe the matchup between John Shelby and Eric Plunk including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances
3326
Eric Plunk Career Batters Faced
5030
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Batting Average
0.239
Eric Plunk Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
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
Eric Plunk Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.095
Eric Plunk Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.104
Eric Plunk Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Eric Plunk Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Hit By Pitch
4
Eric Plunk Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Intentional Walks
15
Eric Plunk Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
1
John Shelby Career Strikeouts
671
Eric Plunk Career Strikeouts Thrown
1081
In this matchup
5.000
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.960
Eric Plunk Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.653
In this matchup
1.000
John Shelby Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
Eric Plunk Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
John Shelby Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.281
Eric Plunk Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.338
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
Eric Plunk Career Sacrifice Hits
46
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Sacrifice Flies
18
Eric Plunk Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Ground into Double Play
51
Eric Plunk Career Double Plays Enabled
87
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0