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Justin Masterson

Red Sox Career team 2008–2015
Number #63
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 41
Height 6' 6"
Weight 250 lbs
Birth Place Kingston, Jamaica
Born Mar 22, 1985

Key Insights

2015
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Carlos Pena has hit .333/.357/1.000 against Masterson over 14 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

4 for 12 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .590 OPS median across his matchups.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The WSH lineup has hit .118 and slugged .118 against Masterson across 42 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

4 hits, 0 home runs and 12 strikeouts, against a .413 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Melky Cabrera squares Masterson up like nobody else: 98.9 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 85.3 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Masterson throws than David DeJesus: 60.7% of the swings between them come up empty.

15 plate appearances between them. 98th percentile of the 12 matchups on his own record.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Billy Butler is 1 for 12 against Masterson, a .083 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

12 career plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Masterson has walked Mark Teahen 4 times in 12 plate appearances, 33.3% of them.

4 walks in 12 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 22, 1985
Birth Place Kingston, Jamaica
Height 6' 6"
Weight 250 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft San Diego State