Bobby Witt Jr. vs. James Paxton — Matchup Analysis
Bobby Witt Jr. has absolutely raked against Paxton. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Witt. Witt's production against Paxton has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.429, 69% above the career mark of 0.844, with a batting average of 0.429, 48% above their career average and above Paxton's career opposing average of 0.241. Witt has made good contact too, striking out once every 7 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 5.6 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Witt.
How Bobby Witt Jr. put the ball into play against James Paxton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James Paxton to Bobby Witt Jr.
Matchup Details for Bobby Witt Jr. and James Paxton
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Witt Jr. and James Paxton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Plate Appearances
2722
James Paxton Career Batters Faced
3978
In this matchup
0.429
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Batting Average
0.290
James Paxton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.241
In this matchup
1
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Home Runs
105
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed
111
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
0.143
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.333
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.145
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.127
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.216
James Paxton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.110
In this matchup
0.400
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
James Paxton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
26
James Paxton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
12
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Intentional Walks
20
James Paxton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Strikeouts
487
James Paxton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1005
In this matchup
7.000
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.590
James Paxton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.958
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
James Paxton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
James Paxton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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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
James Paxton Career Sacrifice Hits
10
In this matchup
0
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
28
James Paxton Career Sacrifice Flies
29
In this matchup
1
Bobby Witt Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
34
James Paxton Career Double Plays Enabled
74
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0