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Jonathan Papelbon

Red Sox Career team 2005–2011
Number #58
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 45
Height 6' 5"
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Place Baton Rouge, LA
Born Nov 23, 1980

Key Insights

2016
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Alex Rodriguez has hit .400/.500/.800 against Papelbon over 12 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

4 for 10 with 1 home run and 5 strikeouts, against a .562 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Johnny Damon is 0 for 13 against Papelbon, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

15 career plate appearances.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Curtis Granderson gets nothing on it against Papelbon: 67.0 mph off the bat, against a median of 92.8 across the hitters he has faced.

11 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Papelbon has walked Bobby Abreu 5 times in 13 plate appearances, 38.5% of them.

5 walks in 13 plate appearances.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Papelbon has struck Adam Lind out 5 times in 10 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Nick Markakis squares Papelbon up like nobody else: 100.7 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 92.8 across the hitters he has faced.

16 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 23, 1980
Birth Place Baton Rouge, LA
Height 6' 5"
Weight 230 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Mississippi State