Gary Ward vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
John Candelaria has completely neutralized Ward in this matchup. Ward's numbers against Candelaria tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.429, 43% below the career mark of 0.753, with a batting average of just 0.214, 22% below their career average and below Candelaria's career opposing average of 0.252. Candelaria has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Ward down once every 3.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6.3 PA, and Ward has yet to take Candelaria deep. Edge: Candelaria.
How Gary Ward put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Gary Ward
Matchup Details for Gary Ward and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Gary Ward and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Gary Ward Career Plate Appearances
4892
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
0.214
Gary Ward Career Batting Average
0.276
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Gary Ward Career Home Runs
130
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
Gary Ward Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Ward Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Ward Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.300
Gary Ward Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Gary Ward Career Hit By Pitch
13
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Gary Ward Career Intentional Walks
28
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
4
Gary Ward Career Strikeouts
775
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
3.500
Gary Ward Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.310
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Ward Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.214
Gary Ward Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.330
John Candelaria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
Gary Ward Career Sacrifice Hits
14
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Gary Ward Career Sacrifice Flies
35
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
1
Gary Ward Career Ground into Double Play
152
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0