Sammy Sosa vs. Andy Pettitte — Matchup Analysis
Sammy Sosa has absolutely raked against Pettitte. Sosa's production against Pettitte has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.321, 51% above the career mark of 0.878, with a batting average of 0.500, 83% above their career average and above Pettitte's career opposing average of 0.269. Despite striking out once every 3.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.3 PA, Sosa is still posting above-career production against Pettitte. Edge: Sosa.
How Sammy Sosa put the ball into play against Andy Pettitte
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Andy Pettitte to Sammy Sosa
Matchup Details for Sammy Sosa and Andy Pettitte
Stats that describe the matchup between Sammy Sosa and Andy Pettitte including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances
9896
Andy Pettitte Career Batters Faced
14074
In this matchup
0.500
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average
0.273
Andy Pettitte Career Opposing Batting Average
0.269
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs
609
Andy Pettitte Career Home Runs Allowed
288
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
Andy Pettitte Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.253
Andy Pettitte Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.084
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sammy Sosa Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Andy Pettitte Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.118
In this matchup
0.750
Sammy Sosa Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Andy Pettitte Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Hit By Pitch
59
Andy Pettitte Career Batters Hit By Pitch
55
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Intentional Walks
154
Andy Pettitte Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
4
Sammy Sosa Career Strikeouts
2306
Andy Pettitte Career Strikeouts Thrown
2448
In this matchup
3.500
Sammy Sosa Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.290
Andy Pettitte Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.749
In this matchup
0.500
Sammy Sosa Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Andy Pettitte Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.571
Sammy Sosa Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Andy Pettitte Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.321
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
Andy Pettitte Career Sacrifice Hits
108
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Andy Pettitte Career Sacrifice Flies
82
In this matchup
0
Sammy Sosa Career Ground into Double Play
202
Andy Pettitte Career Double Plays Enabled
362
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0