Steve Swisher vs. Santo Alcala — Matchup Analysis
Santo Alcala has completely neutralized Swisher in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Alcala. Swisher's numbers against Alcala tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.375, 35% below the career mark of 0.581, with a batting average of just 0.125, 42% below their career average and below Alcala's career opposing average of 0.268. Even with Swisher striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Alcala. Edge: Alcala.
How Steve Swisher put the ball into play against Santo Alcala
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Santo Alcala to Steve Swisher
Matchup Details for Steve Swisher and Santo Alcala
Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Swisher and Santo Alcala including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Steve Swisher Career Plate Appearances
1577
Santo Alcala Career Batters Faced
1103
In this matchup
0.125
Steve Swisher Career Batting Average
0.216
Santo Alcala Career Opposing Batting Average
0.268
In this matchup
0
Steve Swisher Career Home Runs
20
Santo Alcala Career Home Runs Allowed
25
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
Steve Swisher Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.014
Santo Alcala Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Swisher Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.066
Santo Alcala Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.097
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Swisher Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.062
Santo Alcala Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.179
In this matchup
0.143
Steve Swisher Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.262
Santo Alcala Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Steve Swisher Career Hit By Pitch
11
Santo Alcala Career Batters Hit By Pitch
6
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Steve Swisher Career Intentional Walks
16
Santo Alcala Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
Steve Swisher Career Strikeouts
322
Santo Alcala Career Strikeouts Thrown
140
In this matchup
8.000
Steve Swisher Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.900
Santo Alcala Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.879
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Swisher Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.370
Santo Alcala Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.860
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
Steve Swisher Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.278
Santo Alcala Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.351
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
Steve Swisher Career Sacrifice Hits
19
Santo Alcala Career Sacrifice Hits
8
In this matchup
0
Steve Swisher Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Santo Alcala Career Sacrifice Flies
8
In this matchup
0
Steve Swisher Career Ground into Double Play
47
Santo Alcala Career Double Plays Enabled
15
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0