Denard Span vs. Clayton Richard — Matchup Analysis
Clayton Richard has completely neutralized Span in this matchup. Span's numbers against Richard tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.237, 68% below the career mark of 0.745, with a batting average of just 0.083, 70% below their career average and below Richard's career opposing average of 0.280. Richard has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Span down once every 6.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, and Span has yet to take Richard deep. Edge: Richard.
How Denard Span put the ball into play against Clayton Richard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Richard to Denard Span
Matchup Details for Denard Span and Clayton Richard
Stats that describe the matchup between Denard Span and Clayton Richard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Denard Span Career Plate Appearances
5956
Clayton Richard Career Batters Faced
5543
In this matchup
12
Denard Span Career At Bats
5326
Clayton Richard Career At Bats Pitched
4999
In this matchup
0.083
Denard Span Career Batting Average
0.281
Clayton Richard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Home Runs
71
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed
149
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
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Denard Span Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.047
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Denard Span Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.099
Clayton Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.181
In this matchup
0.100
Denard Span Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
Clayton Richard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Hit By Pitch
36
Clayton Richard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Intentional Walks
9
Clayton Richard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
2
Denard Span Career Strikeouts
716
Clayton Richard Career Strikeouts Thrown
824
In this matchup
6.500
Denard Span Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Clayton Richard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.727
In this matchup
0.500
Denard Span Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Clayton Richard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.530
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.154
Denard Span Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Clayton Richard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.336
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
Denard Span Career Sacrifice Hits
52
Clayton Richard Career Sacrifice Hits
38
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Clayton Richard Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Denard Span Career Ground into Double Play
86
Clayton Richard Career Double Plays Enabled
164
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0