Sammy Sosa vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Chen has completely neutralized Sosa in this matchup. Sosa's numbers against Chen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.552, 37% below the career mark of 0.878, with a batting average of just 0.214, 22% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.266. Chen has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Sosa down once every 1.8 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.3 PA, and Sosa has yet to take Chen deep. Edge: Chen.
How Sammy Sosa put the ball into play against Bruce Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Sammy Sosa
Matchup Details for Sammy Sosa and Bruce Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Sammy Sosa and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances
9896
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
0.214
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average
0.273
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
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
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.253
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.500
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Hit By Pitch
59
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
1
Sammy Sosa Career Intentional Walks
154
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
8
Sammy Sosa Career Strikeouts
2306
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
1.750
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.290
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
0.125
Sammy Sosa Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Sammy Sosa Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Bruce Chen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Ground into Double Play
202
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0