Ben Zobrist vs. Clay Buchholz — Matchup Analysis

Clay Buchholz has completely neutralized Zobrist in this matchup. Zobrist's numbers against Buchholz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.542, 31% below the career mark of 0.783, with a batting average of just 0.195, 27% below their career average and below Buchholz's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Zobrist striking out less often than usual, once every 7.8 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Buchholz. Edge: Buchholz.

How Ben Zobrist put the ball into play against Clay Buchholz

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clay Buchholz to Ben Zobrist

Matchup Details for Ben Zobrist and Clay Buchholz

Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Zobrist and Clay Buchholz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
47
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances
6836
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced
5607
In this matchup
41
Ben Zobrist Career At Bats
5880
Clay Buchholz Career At Bats Pitched
5034
In this matchup
0.195
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average
0.266
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
8
Ben Zobrist Career Hits
1566
Clay Buchholz Career Hits Allowed
1272
In this matchup
6
Ben Zobrist Career Singles
1006
In this matchup
2
Ben Zobrist Career Doubles
349
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Triples
44
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs
167
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed
139

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
2
Ben Zobrist Career Extra Base Hits
560
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
10
Ben Zobrist Total Bases
2504
In this matchup
14
Ben Zobrist Career Times on Base
2429
In this matchup
0.298
Ben Zobrist Career On Base Percentage
0.357
In this matchup
0.244
Ben Zobrist Career Slugging Percentage
0.426
In this matchup
0.542
Ben Zobrist Career OPS
0.783
In this matchup
0.049
Ben Zobrist Career Isolated Power
0.160
In this matchup
0.195
Ben Zobrist Career Gross Production Average
0.267
In this matchup
0.229
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
4
Ben Zobrist Career RBIs
768
In this matchup
2.979
Ben Zobrist Career Runs Created
949.980
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Hit By Pitch
31
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49

Outs

In this matchup
27
In this matchup
6
Ben Zobrist Career Walks
832
Clay Buchholz Career Walks Allowed
458
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Intentional Walks
35
Clay Buchholz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
6
Ben Zobrist Career Strikeouts
994
Clay Buchholz Career Strikeouts Thrown
1024
In this matchup
7.833
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.880
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.476
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Clay Buchholz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.298
Ben Zobrist Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Clay Buchholz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311

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
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Flies
67
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Ground into Double Play
124
Clay Buchholz Career Double Plays Enabled
147

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0