Denard Span vs. Matt Palmer — Matchup Analysis
Matt Palmer has completely neutralized Span in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Palmer. Span's numbers against Palmer tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 46% below the career mark of 0.745, with a batting average of just 0.200, 29% below their career average and below Palmer's career opposing average of 0.262. Palmer has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Span down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.3 PA. Edge: Palmer.
How Denard Span put the ball into play against Matt Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Palmer to Denard Span
Matchup Details for Denard Span and Matt Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Denard Span and Matt Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Denard Span Career Plate Appearances
5956
Matt Palmer Career Batters Faced
808
In this matchup
0.200
Denard Span Career Batting Average
0.281
Matt Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
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 Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Denard Span Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.047
Matt Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.083
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Denard Span Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.099
Matt Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.250
Denard Span Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
Matt Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Hit By Pitch
36
Matt Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Intentional Walks
9
Matt Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
4
In this matchup
1
Denard Span Career Strikeouts
716
Matt Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
98
In this matchup
5.000
Denard Span Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Matt Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.245
In this matchup
0.000
Denard Span Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Matt Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.960
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Denard Span Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Matt Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.345
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 Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
9
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Matt Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
5
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Ground into Double Play
86
Matt Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
26
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0