Juan Soto vs. Clayton Kershaw — Matchup Analysis
Clayton Kershaw has completely neutralized Soto in this matchup. Soto's numbers against Kershaw tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.683, 28% below the career mark of 0.948, with a batting average of just 0.167, 41% below their career average and below Kershaw's career opposing average of 0.211. Kershaw has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Soto down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.8 PA. Edge: Kershaw.
How Juan Soto put the ball into play against Clayton Kershaw
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Kershaw to Juan Soto
Matchup Details for Juan Soto and Clayton Kershaw
Stats that describe the matchup between Juan Soto and Clayton Kershaw including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Juan Soto Career Plate Appearances
4801
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced
11279
In this matchup
0.167
Juan Soto Career Batting Average
0.282
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
1
Juan Soto Career Home Runs
244
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed
235
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
0.083
Juan Soto Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.063
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.500
Juan Soto Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.225
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Juan Soto Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.293
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
0.111
Juan Soto Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Juan Soto Career Hit By Pitch
19
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Juan Soto Career Intentional Walks
80
Clayton Kershaw Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
3
Juan Soto Career Strikeouts
833
Clayton Kershaw Career Strikeouts Thrown
3052
In this matchup
5.000
Juan Soto Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.760
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.696
In this matchup
0.667
Juan Soto Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.080
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.230
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.267
Juan Soto Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.429
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260
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
Juan Soto Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Hits
92
In this matchup
1
Juan Soto Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
2
Juan Soto Career Ground into Double Play
101
Clayton Kershaw Career Double Plays Enabled
209
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0