Sammy Sosa vs. Tim Belcher — Matchup Analysis
Tim Belcher has completely neutralized Sosa in this matchup. Sosa's numbers against Belcher tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.375, 57% below the career mark of 0.878, with a batting average of just 0.188, 31% below their career average and below Belcher's career opposing average of 0.259. Even with Sosa striking out less often than usual, once every 16 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Belcher. Edge: Belcher.
How Sammy Sosa put the ball into play against Tim Belcher
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Belcher to Sammy Sosa
Matchup Details for Sammy Sosa and Tim Belcher
Stats that describe the matchup between Sammy Sosa and Tim Belcher including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances
9896
Tim Belcher Career Batters Faced
10422
In this matchup
0.188
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average
0.273
Tim Belcher Career Opposing Batting Average
0.259
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
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.069
Tim Belcher Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.253
Tim Belcher Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Tim Belcher Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
0.200
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Tim Belcher Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Hit By Pitch
59
Tim Belcher Career Batters Hit By Pitch
58
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Intentional Walks
154
Tim Belcher Career Intentional Walks Allowed
43
In this matchup
1
Sammy Sosa Career Strikeouts
2306
Tim Belcher Career Strikeouts Thrown
1519
In this matchup
16.000
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.290
Tim Belcher Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.861
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Tim Belcher Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.188
Sammy Sosa Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Tim Belcher Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Sammy Sosa Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Tim Belcher Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Tim Belcher Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Ground into Double Play
202
Tim Belcher Career Double Plays Enabled
180
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0