Josh Willingham vs. Hector Santiago — Matchup Analysis
Hector Santiago has completely neutralized Willingham in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Santiago. Willingham's numbers against Santiago tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.619, 25% below the career mark of 0.823, with a batting average of just 0.143, 44% below their career average and below Santiago's career opposing average of 0.243. Santiago has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Willingham down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. Edge: Santiago.
How Josh Willingham put the ball into play against Hector Santiago
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Hector Santiago to Josh Willingham
Matchup Details for Josh Willingham and Hector Santiago
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Willingham and Hector Santiago including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances
4615
Hector Santiago Career Batters Faced
4136
In this matchup
7
Josh Willingham Career At Bats
3912
Hector Santiago Career At Bats Pitched
3607
In this matchup
0.143
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average
0.253
Hector Santiago Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs
195
Hector Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed
145
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
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Hector Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.040
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.197
Hector Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.165
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
Hector Santiago Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.169
In this matchup
0.250
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Hector Santiago Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Hit By Pitch
112
Hector Santiago Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Intentional Walks
22
Hector Santiago Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
3
Josh Willingham Career Strikeouts
1036
Hector Santiago Career Strikeouts Thrown
856
In this matchup
3.000
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
Hector Santiago Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.832
In this matchup
0.667
Josh Willingham Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Hector Santiago Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Josh Willingham Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Hector Santiago Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
Hector Santiago Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Hector Santiago Career Sacrifice Flies
23
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Ground into Double Play
87
Hector Santiago Career Double Plays Enabled
52
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0