Bobby Witt Jr. vs. Kenta Maeda — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Witt is hitting 0.222 here, 23% below their career average, while Maeda's career opposing average is 0.234. Witt also posted an OPS of 0.778, close to the career mark of 0.844. Maeda has had the edge in strikeouts, with Witt going down once every 2.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.6 PA. No clear edge.

How Bobby Witt Jr. put the ball into play against Kenta Maeda

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kenta Maeda to Bobby Witt Jr.

Matchup Details for Bobby Witt Jr. and Kenta Maeda

Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Witt Jr. and Kenta Maeda including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Plate Appearances
2722
Kenta Maeda Career Batters Faced
4086
In this matchup
9
Bobby Witt Jr. Career At Bats
2491
Kenta Maeda Career At Bats Pitched
3727
In this matchup
0.222
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Batting Average
0.290
Kenta Maeda Career Opposing Batting Average
0.234
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2
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Hits
722
Kenta Maeda Career Hits Allowed
873
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1
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Singles
432
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0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Doubles
151
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0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Triples
34
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1
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Home Runs
105
Kenta Maeda Career Home Runs Allowed
142

Grand Slams

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0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
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1
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Extra Base Hits
290
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0.111
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
Kenta Maeda Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.038
In this matchup
0.500
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.145
Kenta Maeda Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.216
Kenta Maeda Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.135
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5
Bobby Witt Jr. Total Bases
1256
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2
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Times on Base
924
In this matchup
0.222
Bobby Witt Jr. Career On Base Percentage
0.340
In this matchup
0.556
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Slugging Percentage
0.504
In this matchup
0.778
Bobby Witt Jr. Career OPS
0.844
In this matchup
0.333
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Isolated Power
0.214
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0.239
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Gross Production Average
0.279
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0.250
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
Kenta Maeda Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
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2
Bobby Witt Jr. Career RBIs
373
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1.111
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Runs Created
434.850
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0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
26
Kenta Maeda Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40

Outs

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3
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0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Walks
176
Kenta Maeda Career Walks Allowed
285
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0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Intentional Walks
20
Kenta Maeda Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
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4
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Strikeouts
487
Kenta Maeda Career Strikeouts Thrown
1055
In this matchup
2.250
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.590
Kenta Maeda Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.873
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
Kenta Maeda Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.222
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
Kenta Maeda Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.287

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
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0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Kenta Maeda Career Sacrifice Hits
11
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0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
28
Kenta Maeda Career Sacrifice Flies
23
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0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
34
Kenta Maeda Career Double Plays Enabled
61

Ground into Triple Play

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0