Ben Zobrist vs. Juan Nicasio — Matchup Analysis
Juan Nicasio has completely neutralized Zobrist in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Nicasio. Zobrist's numbers against Nicasio tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.625, 20% below the career mark of 0.783, with a batting average of just 0.125, 53% below their career average and below Nicasio's career opposing average of 0.273. Even with Zobrist striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Nicasio. Edge: Nicasio.
How Ben Zobrist put the ball into play against Juan Nicasio
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Juan Nicasio to Ben Zobrist
Matchup Details for Ben Zobrist and Juan Nicasio
Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Zobrist and Juan Nicasio including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances
6836
Juan Nicasio Career Batters Faced
3143
In this matchup
0.125
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average
0.266
Juan Nicasio Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
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
0.125
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Juan Nicasio Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Juan Nicasio Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.108
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Juan Nicasio Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.124
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Juan Nicasio Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.332
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Hit By Pitch
31
Juan Nicasio Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Intentional Walks
35
Juan Nicasio Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Strikeouts
994
Juan Nicasio Career Strikeouts Thrown
668
In this matchup
8.000
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.880
Juan Nicasio Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.705
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Juan Nicasio Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
Ben Zobrist Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Juan Nicasio Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.336
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
Juan Nicasio Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Flies
67
Juan Nicasio Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Ground into Double Play
124
Juan Nicasio Career Double Plays Enabled
49
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0