Sammy Sosa vs. T. J. Mathews — Matchup Analysis
T. J. Mathews has completely neutralized Sosa in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Mathews. Sosa's numbers against Mathews tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 43% below the career mark of 0.878, with a batting average of just 0.250, 8% below their career average and above Mathews's career opposing average of 0.246. Mathews has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Sosa down once every 4 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.3 PA. Edge: Mathews.
How Sammy Sosa put the ball into play against T. J. Mathews
Balls and Strikes Thrown by T. J. Mathews to Sammy Sosa
Matchup Details for Sammy Sosa and T. J. Mathews
Stats that describe the matchup between Sammy Sosa and T. J. Mathews including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances
9896
T. J. Mathews Career Batters Faced
1868
In this matchup
0.250
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average
0.273
T. J. Mathews Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.069
T. J. Mathews Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.253
T. J. Mathews Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
T. J. Mathews Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.137
In this matchup
0.333
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
T. J. Mathews Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Hit By Pitch
59
T. J. Mathews Career Batters Hit By Pitch
12
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Intentional Walks
154
T. J. Mathews Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
2
Sammy Sosa Career Strikeouts
2306
T. J. Mathews Career Strikeouts Thrown
357
In this matchup
4.000
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.290
T. J. Mathews Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.232
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
T. J. Mathews Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Sammy Sosa Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
T. J. Mathews Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Sacrifice Hits
17
T. J. Mathews Career Sacrifice Hits
28
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Sacrifice Flies
78
T. J. Mathews Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Ground into Double Play
202
T. J. Mathews Career Double Plays Enabled
25
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0