Otto Velez vs. Lary Sorensen — Matchup Analysis
Lary Sorensen has completely neutralized Velez in this matchup. Velez's numbers against Sorensen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.353, 56% below the career mark of 0.810, with a batting average of just 0.176, 30% below their career average and below Sorensen's career opposing average of 0.287. Even with Velez striking out less often than usual, once every 17 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sorensen. Edge: Sorensen.
How Otto Velez put the ball into play against Lary Sorensen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Lary Sorensen to Otto Velez
Matchup Details for Otto Velez and Lary Sorensen
Stats that describe the matchup between Otto Velez and Lary Sorensen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Otto Velez Career Plate Appearances
2174
Lary Sorensen Career Batters Faced
7385
In this matchup
0.176
Otto Velez Career Batting Average
0.251
Lary Sorensen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.287
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
Otto Velez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Otto Velez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.173
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Otto Velez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.258
In this matchup
0.188
Otto Velez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Lary Sorensen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
In this matchup
0
Otto Velez Career Hit By Pitch
11
Lary Sorensen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Otto Velez Career Intentional Walks
17
Lary Sorensen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
Otto Velez Career Strikeouts
414
Lary Sorensen Career Strikeouts Thrown
569
In this matchup
17.000
Otto Velez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.250
Lary Sorensen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
12.979
In this matchup
0.000
Otto Velez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.810
Lary Sorensen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.710
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.176
Otto Velez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
Lary Sorensen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
Otto Velez Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Lary Sorensen Career Sacrifice Hits
62
In this matchup
0
Otto Velez Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Lary Sorensen Career Sacrifice Flies
56
In this matchup
0
Otto Velez Career Ground into Double Play
41
Lary Sorensen Career Double Plays Enabled
175
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0