Joey Votto vs. Rich Harden — Matchup Analysis
Rich Harden has completely neutralized Votto in this matchup. Votto's numbers against Harden tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.647, 30% below the career mark of 0.920, with a batting average of just 0.167, 43% below their career average and below Harden's career opposing average of 0.228. Harden has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Votto down once every 1.9 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Edge: Harden.
How Joey Votto put the ball into play against Rich Harden
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Harden to Joey Votto
Matchup Details for Joey Votto and Rich Harden
Stats that describe the matchup between Joey Votto and Rich Harden including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Joey Votto Career Plate Appearances
8746
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced
3929
In this matchup
0.167
Joey Votto Career Batting Average
0.294
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
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
0.083
Joey Votto Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.049
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.500
Joey Votto Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.167
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.134
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.143
Joey Votto Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.217
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.250
Joey Votto Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.335
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Hit By Pitch
81
Rich Harden Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Intentional Walks
147
Rich Harden Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
7
Joey Votto Career Strikeouts
1640
Rich Harden Career Strikeouts Thrown
949
In this matchup
1.857
Joey Votto Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.330
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.140
In this matchup
0.143
Joey Votto Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Rich Harden Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.231
Joey Votto Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.417
Rich Harden Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Sacrifice Flies
48
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Ground into Double Play
168
Rich Harden Career Double Plays Enabled
69
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0