Ruben Tejada vs. James McDonald — Matchup Analysis
James McDonald has completely neutralized Tejada in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward McDonald. Tejada's numbers against McDonald tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.417, 35% below the career mark of 0.641, with a batting average of just 0.167, 33% below their career average and below McDonald's career opposing average of 0.252. Even with Tejada striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor McDonald. Edge: McDonald.
How Ruben Tejada put the ball into play against James McDonald
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James McDonald to Ruben Tejada
Matchup Details for Ruben Tejada and James McDonald
Stats that describe the matchup between Ruben Tejada and James McDonald including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Ruben Tejada Career Plate Appearances
2396
James McDonald Career Batters Faced
2215
In this matchup
0.167
Ruben Tejada Career Batting Average
0.250
James McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Ruben Tejada Career Home Runs
10
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed
56
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
Ruben Tejada Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.005
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Tejada Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.019
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.115
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Tejada Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.028
James McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.127
In this matchup
0.167
Ruben Tejada Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
James McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Ruben Tejada Career Hit By Pitch
36
James McDonald Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ruben Tejada Career Intentional Walks
22
James McDonald Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
1
Ruben Tejada Career Strikeouts
359
James McDonald Career Strikeouts Thrown
442
In this matchup
8.000
Ruben Tejada Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.670
James McDonald Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.011
In this matchup
1.000
Ruben Tejada Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
James McDonald Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Ruben Tejada Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.315
James McDonald Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
Ruben Tejada Career Sacrifice Hits
24
James McDonald Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
1
Ruben Tejada Career Sacrifice Flies
15
James McDonald Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
1
Ruben Tejada Career Ground into Double Play
41
James McDonald Career Double Plays Enabled
39
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0