John Shelby vs. Lary Sorensen — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Shelby is hitting 0.200 here, 16% below their career average, while Sorensen's career opposing average is 0.287. Shelby also posted an OPS of 0.629, close to the career mark of 0.645. Shelby has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 7 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5 PA. No clear edge.
How John Shelby put the ball into play against Lary Sorensen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Lary Sorensen to John Shelby
Matchup Details for John Shelby and Lary Sorensen
Stats that describe the matchup between John Shelby and Lary Sorensen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances
3326
Lary Sorensen Career Batters Faced
7385
In this matchup
0.200
John Shelby Career Batting Average
0.239
Lary Sorensen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.287
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Home Runs
70
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed
147
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
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.095
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.104
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.258
In this matchup
0.250
John Shelby Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Lary Sorensen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Hit By Pitch
4
Lary Sorensen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Intentional Walks
15
Lary Sorensen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
John Shelby Career Strikeouts
671
Lary Sorensen Career Strikeouts Thrown
569
In this matchup
7.000
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.960
Lary Sorensen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
12.979
In this matchup
2.000
John Shelby Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
Lary Sorensen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.710
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
John Shelby Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.281
Lary Sorensen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
Lary Sorensen Career Sacrifice Hits
62
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Sacrifice Flies
18
Lary Sorensen Career Sacrifice Flies
56
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Ground into Double Play
51
Lary Sorensen Career Double Plays Enabled
175
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0