Jason Varitek vs. Jose Mercedes — Matchup Analysis
Jose Mercedes has dominated this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Mercedes. Varitek is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 22% below their career average and below Mercedes's career opposing average of 0.274. Varitek also posted an OPS of 0.533, well below the career mark of 0.776. Edge: Mercedes.
How Jason Varitek put the ball into play against Jose Mercedes
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Mercedes to Jason Varitek
Matchup Details for Jason Varitek and Jose Mercedes
Stats that describe the matchup between Jason Varitek and Jose Mercedes including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Jason Varitek Career Plate Appearances
5839
Jose Mercedes Career Batters Faced
2530
In this matchup
0.200
Jason Varitek Career Batting Average
0.256
Jose Mercedes Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
0
Jason Varitek Career Home Runs
193
Jose Mercedes Career Home Runs Allowed
75
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
Jason Varitek Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
Jose Mercedes Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Varitek Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.148
Jose Mercedes Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.122
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Varitek Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.159
Jose Mercedes Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.242
In this matchup
0.200
Jason Varitek Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Jose Mercedes Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Jason Varitek Career Hit By Pitch
61
Jose Mercedes Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jason Varitek Career Intentional Walks
59
Jose Mercedes Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
0
Jason Varitek Career Strikeouts
1216
Jose Mercedes Career Strikeouts Thrown
310
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Varitek Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
Jose Mercedes Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.161
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Varitek Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Jose Mercedes Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Jason Varitek Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Jose Mercedes Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
Jason Varitek Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Jose Mercedes Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
0
Jason Varitek Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Jose Mercedes Career Sacrifice Flies
24
In this matchup
0
Jason Varitek Career Ground into Double Play
129
Jose Mercedes Career Double Plays Enabled
68
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0