Mike Sweeney vs. Joe Blanton — Matchup Analysis

Joe Blanton has completely neutralized Sweeney in this matchup. Sweeney's numbers against Blanton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.348, 59% below the career mark of 0.851, with a batting average of just 0.091, 69% below their career average and below Blanton's career opposing average of 0.273. Blanton has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Sweeney down once every 6 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 9.5 PA, and Sweeney has yet to take Blanton deep. Edge: Blanton.

How Mike Sweeney put the ball into play against Joe Blanton

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Blanton to Mike Sweeney

Matchup Details for Mike Sweeney and Joe Blanton

Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Sweeney and Joe Blanton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Mike Sweeney Career Plate Appearances
5848
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced
7544
In this matchup
11
Mike Sweeney Career At Bats
5188
Joe Blanton Career At Bats Pitched
6935
In this matchup
0.091
Mike Sweeney Career Batting Average
0.297
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Hits
1540
Joe Blanton Career Hits Allowed
1896
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Singles
995
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Doubles
325
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Triples
5
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs
215
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed
223

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
1
Mike Sweeney Career Extra Base Hits
545
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.351
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
2
Mike Sweeney Total Bases
2520
In this matchup
2
Mike Sweeney Career Times on Base
2136
In this matchup
0.167
Mike Sweeney Career On Base Percentage
0.366
In this matchup
0.182
Mike Sweeney Career Slugging Percentage
0.486
In this matchup
0.348
Mike Sweeney Career OPS
0.851
In this matchup
0.091
Mike Sweeney Career Isolated Power
0.189
In this matchup
0.120
Mike Sweeney Career Gross Production Average
0.286
In this matchup
0.111
Mike Sweeney Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career RBIs
909
In this matchup
0.333
Mike Sweeney Career Runs Created
922.420
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Hit By Pitch
74
Joe Blanton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41

Outs

In this matchup
8
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Walks
522
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed
467
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Intentional Walks
61
Joe Blanton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
2
Mike Sweeney Career Strikeouts
613
Joe Blanton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
6.000
Mike Sweeney Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.540
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.875
In this matchup
0.500
Mike Sweeney Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.850
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.167
Mike Sweeney Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Joe Blanton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319

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
Mike Sweeney Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Hits
44
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Sacrifice Flies
59
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Ground into Double Play
142
Joe Blanton Career Double Plays Enabled
139

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0