Joey Votto vs. Scott Kazmir — Matchup Analysis
Scott Kazmir has completely neutralized Votto in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kazmir. Votto's numbers against Kazmir tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 46% below the career mark of 0.920, with a batting average of just 0.250, 15% below their career average and above Kazmir's career opposing average of 0.249. Kazmir has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Votto down once every 4 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Edge: Kazmir.
How Joey Votto put the ball into play against Scott Kazmir
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Kazmir to Joey Votto
Matchup Details for Joey Votto and Scott Kazmir
Stats that describe the matchup between Joey Votto and Scott Kazmir including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Joey Votto Career Plate Appearances
8746
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced
7308
In this matchup
0.250
Joey Votto Career Batting Average
0.294
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
Joey Votto Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.049
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Joey Votto Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.167
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joey Votto Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.217
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
0.333
Joey Votto Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.335
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Hit By Pitch
81
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Intentional Walks
147
Scott Kazmir Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
2
Joey Votto Career Strikeouts
1640
Scott Kazmir Career Strikeouts Thrown
1618
In this matchup
4.000
Joey Votto Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.330
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.517
In this matchup
0.000
Joey Votto Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Scott Kazmir Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Joey Votto Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.417
Scott Kazmir Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
0
Joey Votto Career Sacrifice Flies
48
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
1
Joey Votto Career Ground into Double Play
168
Scott Kazmir Career Double Plays Enabled
129
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0