Sammy Sosa vs. Michael Jackson — Matchup Analysis
Michael Jackson has completely neutralized Sosa in this matchup. Sosa's numbers against Jackson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.318, 64% below the career mark of 0.878, with a batting average of just 0.118, 57% below their career average and below Jackson's career opposing average of 0.226. Jackson has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Sosa down once every 2.9 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.3 PA, and Sosa has yet to take Jackson deep. Edge: Jackson.
How Sammy Sosa put the ball into play against Michael Jackson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Michael Jackson to Sammy Sosa
Matchup Details for Sammy Sosa and Michael Jackson
Stats that describe the matchup between Sammy Sosa and Michael Jackson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances
9896
Michael Jackson Career Batters Faced
4966
In this matchup
0.118
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average
0.273
Michael Jackson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.226
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs
609
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed
127
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
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.253
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.129
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Michael Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.182
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Michael Jackson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Hit By Pitch
59
Michael Jackson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
56
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Intentional Walks
154
Michael Jackson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
80
In this matchup
7
Sammy Sosa Career Strikeouts
2306
Michael Jackson Career Strikeouts Thrown
1006
In this matchup
2.857
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.290
Michael Jackson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.936
In this matchup
0.286
Sammy Sosa Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Michael Jackson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Sammy Sosa Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Michael Jackson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Michael Jackson Career Sacrifice Hits
54
In this matchup
1
Sammy Sosa Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Michael Jackson Career Sacrifice Flies
41
In this matchup
1
Sammy Sosa Career Ground into Double Play
202
Michael Jackson Career Double Plays Enabled
86
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0