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
0.222
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Batting Average
0.290
Kenta Maeda Career Opposing Batting Average
0.234
In this matchup
1
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Home Runs
105
Kenta Maeda Career Home Runs Allowed
142
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
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
In this matchup
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
In this matchup
0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
26
Kenta Maeda Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Intentional Walks
20
Kenta Maeda Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
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
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Kenta Maeda Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
28
Kenta Maeda Career Sacrifice Flies
23
In this matchup
0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
34
Kenta Maeda Career Double Plays Enabled
61
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0