Denard Span vs. Matt Garza — Matchup Analysis
Matt Garza has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.267, 5% below their career average and above Garza's career opposing average of 0.256, Span's OPS of 0.600 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.745. Garza has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Span down once every 7.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, and Span has yet to take Garza deep. Slight edge: Garza.
How Denard Span put the ball into play against Matt Garza
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Garza to Denard Span
Matchup Details for Denard Span and Matt Garza
Stats that describe the matchup between Denard Span and Matt Garza including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Denard Span Career Plate Appearances
5956
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced
7313
In this matchup
0.267
Denard Span Career Batting Average
0.281
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
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
Denard Span Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Denard Span Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.047
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Denard Span Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.099
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.308
Denard Span Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Hit By Pitch
36
Matt Garza Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Intentional Walks
9
Matt Garza Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
2
Denard Span Career Strikeouts
716
Matt Garza Career Strikeouts Thrown
1380
In this matchup
7.500
Denard Span Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.299
In this matchup
0.000
Denard Span Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Matt Garza Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.267
Denard Span Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Matt Garza Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Sacrifice Hits
52
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Flies
49
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Ground into Double Play
86
Matt Garza Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0