Mario Soto vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
Mario Soto has absolutely raked against Candelaria. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Soto. Soto's production against Candelaria has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.333, 319% above the career mark of 0.318, with a batting average of 0.500, 279% above their career average and above Candelaria's career opposing average of 0.252. Soto has made good contact, striking out once every 8 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 3.6 PA. Edge: Soto.
How Mario Soto put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Mario Soto
Matchup Details for Mario Soto and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Mario Soto and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Mario Soto Career Plate Appearances
603
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
0.500
Mario Soto Career Batting Average
0.132
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Mario Soto Career Home Runs
1
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
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0.000
Mario Soto Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.002
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
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0.000
Mario Soto Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.014
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Mario Soto Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.006
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.600
Mario Soto Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.189
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Mario Soto Career Hit By Pitch
2
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
4
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0
Mario Soto Career Intentional Walks
0
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
1
Mario Soto Career Strikeouts
166
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
8.000
Mario Soto Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.630
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
0.000
Mario Soto Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.070
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Mario Soto Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.134
John Candelaria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
2
Mario Soto Career Sacrifice Hits
58
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
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0
Mario Soto Career Sacrifice Flies
2
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
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0
Mario Soto Career Ground into Double Play
2
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0