Josh Willingham vs. CC Sabathia — Matchup Analysis
CC Sabathia has kept Willingham in check relative to their career standard. With only 6 plate appearances this is early evidence, but it leans Sabathia. An OPS of 0.833 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 1% below where Willingham typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Willingham striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sabathia. Slight edge: Sabathia. Context matters here.
How Josh Willingham put the ball into play against CC Sabathia
Balls and Strikes Thrown by CC Sabathia to Josh Willingham
Matchup Details for Josh Willingham and CC Sabathia
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Willingham and CC Sabathia including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances
4615
CC Sabathia Career Batters Faced
14989
In this matchup
6
Josh Willingham Career At Bats
3912
CC Sabathia Career At Bats Pitched
13580
In this matchup
0.167
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average
0.253
CC Sabathia Career Opposing Batting Average
0.251
In this matchup
1
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs
195
CC Sabathia Career Home Runs Allowed
382
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
0.167
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
CC Sabathia Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
1.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.197
CC Sabathia Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.112
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
CC Sabathia Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.124
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
CC Sabathia Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Hit By Pitch
112
CC Sabathia Career Batters Hit By Pitch
123
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Intentional Walks
22
CC Sabathia Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
1
Josh Willingham Career Strikeouts
1036
CC Sabathia Career Strikeouts Thrown
3093
In this matchup
6.000
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
CC Sabathia Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.846
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
CC Sabathia Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Josh Willingham Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
CC Sabathia Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.303
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
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Hits
2
CC Sabathia Career Sacrifice Hits
94
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Flies
36
CC Sabathia Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Ground into Double Play
87
CC Sabathia Career Double Plays Enabled
316
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0