Joey Votto vs. Collin Balester — Matchup Analysis
Joey Votto has absolutely raked against Balester. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Votto. Votto's production against Balester has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.886, 105% above the career mark of 0.920, with a batting average of 0.429, 46% above their career average and above Balester's career opposing average of 0.268. Votto has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Votto.
How Joey Votto put the ball into play against Collin Balester
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Collin Balester to Joey Votto
Matchup Details for Joey Votto and Collin Balester
Stats that describe the matchup between Joey Votto and Collin Balester including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Joey Votto Career Plate Appearances
8746
Collin Balester Career Batters Faced
901
In this matchup
0.429
Joey Votto Career Batting Average
0.294
Collin Balester Career Opposing Batting Average
0.268
In this matchup
2
Joey Votto Career Home Runs
356
Collin Balester Career Home Runs Allowed
39
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
0.286
Joey Votto Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.049
Collin Balester Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.050
In this matchup
0.667
Joey Votto Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.167
Collin Balester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.186
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joey Votto Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.217
Collin Balester Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.248
In this matchup
0.200
Joey Votto Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.335
Collin Balester Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Hit By Pitch
81
Collin Balester Career Batters Hit By Pitch
13
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
1
Joey Votto Career Intentional Walks
147
Collin Balester Career Intentional Walks Allowed
3
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Strikeouts
1640
Collin Balester Career Strikeouts Thrown
157
In this matchup
0.000
Joey Votto Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.330
Collin Balester Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.739
In this matchup
0.000
Joey Votto Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Collin Balester Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.667
Joey Votto Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.417
Collin Balester Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337
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
Joey Votto Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Collin Balester Career Sacrifice Hits
5
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Sacrifice Flies
48
Collin Balester Career Sacrifice Flies
7
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Ground into Double Play
168
Collin Balester Career Double Plays Enabled
15
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0