Sammy Sosa vs. Cliff Lee — Matchup Analysis
Cliff Lee has completely neutralized Sosa in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Lee. Sosa's numbers against Lee tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 77% below the career mark of 0.878, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Lee's career opposing average of 0.255. Even with Sosa striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Lee. Edge: Lee.
How Sammy Sosa put the ball into play against Cliff Lee
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Cliff Lee to Sammy Sosa
Matchup Details for Sammy Sosa and Cliff Lee
Stats that describe the matchup between Sammy Sosa and Cliff Lee including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances
9896
Cliff Lee Career Batters Faced
8917
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average
0.273
Cliff Lee Career Opposing Batting Average
0.255
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
Cliff Lee Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.253
Cliff Lee Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.105
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Cliff Lee Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.122
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Cliff Lee Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
1
Sammy Sosa Career Hit By Pitch
59
Cliff Lee Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Intentional Walks
154
Cliff Lee Career Intentional Walks Allowed
12
In this matchup
1
Sammy Sosa Career Strikeouts
2306
Cliff Lee Career Strikeouts Thrown
1824
In this matchup
5.000
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.290
Cliff Lee Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.889
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Cliff Lee Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.250
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Cliff Lee Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.291
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
Cliff Lee Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Cliff Lee Career Sacrifice Flies
54
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Ground into Double Play
202
Cliff Lee Career Double Plays Enabled
166
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0