Ben Zobrist vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Chen has had the better of this matchup. Zobrist is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 25% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.266. Zobrist also posted an OPS of 0.685, modestly below the career mark of 0.783. Even with Zobrist striking out less often than usual, once every 13 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Chen. Slight edge: Chen.
How Ben Zobrist put the ball into play against Bruce Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Ben Zobrist
Matchup Details for Ben Zobrist and Bruce Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Zobrist and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances
6836
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
0.200
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average
0.266
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
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
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.222
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Hit By Pitch
31
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Intentional Walks
35
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Strikeouts
994
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
13.000
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.880
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
2.000
Ben Zobrist Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.308
Ben Zobrist Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Bruce Chen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Flies
67
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Ground into Double Play
124
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0