Sammy Sosa vs. Scott Kazmir — Matchup Analysis

Sammy Sosa has absolutely raked against Kazmir. Sosa's production against Kazmir has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.778, 102% above the career mark of 0.878, with a batting average of 0.556, 104% above their career average and above Kazmir's career opposing average of 0.249. Despite striking out once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.3 PA, Sosa is still posting above-career production against Kazmir. Edge: Sosa.

How Sammy Sosa put the ball into play against Scott Kazmir

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Kazmir to Sammy Sosa

Matchup Details for Sammy Sosa and Scott Kazmir

Stats that describe the matchup between Sammy Sosa and Scott Kazmir including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances
9896
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced
7308
In this matchup
9
Sammy Sosa Career At Bats
8813
Scott Kazmir Career At Bats Pitched
6476
In this matchup
0.556
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average
0.273
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
5
Sammy Sosa Career Hits
2408
Scott Kazmir Career Hits Allowed
1611
In this matchup
3
Sammy Sosa Career Singles
1375
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Doubles
379
In this matchup
1
Sammy Sosa Career Triples
45
In this matchup
1
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs
609
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed
193

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
2
Sammy Sosa Career Extra Base Hits
1033
In this matchup
0.111
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.069
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.200
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.253
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
10
Sammy Sosa Total Bases
4704
In this matchup
8
Sammy Sosa Career Times on Base
3396
In this matchup
0.667
Sammy Sosa Career On Base Percentage
0.344
In this matchup
1.111
Sammy Sosa Career Slugging Percentage
0.534
In this matchup
1.778
Sammy Sosa Career OPS
0.878
In this matchup
0.556
Sammy Sosa Career Isolated Power
0.261
In this matchup
0.578
Sammy Sosa Career Gross Production Average
0.288
In this matchup
1.000
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
2
Sammy Sosa Career RBIs
1667
In this matchup
6.667
Sammy Sosa Career Runs Created
1569.600
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Hit By Pitch
59
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68

Outs

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
3
Sammy Sosa Career Walks
929
Scott Kazmir Career Walks Allowed
687
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Intentional Walks
154
Scott Kazmir Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
4
Sammy Sosa Career Strikeouts
2306
Scott Kazmir Career Strikeouts Thrown
1618
In this matchup
3.000
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.290
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.517
In this matchup
0.750
Sammy Sosa Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Scott Kazmir Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.667
Sammy Sosa Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Scott Kazmir Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317

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
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Ground into Double Play
202
Scott Kazmir Career Double Plays Enabled
129

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0