Hank Aaron vs. Jerry Koosman — Matchup Analysis
Jerry Koosman has completely neutralized Aaron in this matchup. Aaron's numbers against Koosman tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.595, 36% below the career mark of 0.928, with a batting average of just 0.222, 27% below their career average and below Koosman's career opposing average of 0.252. Even with Aaron striking out less often than usual, once every 19.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 10.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Koosman. Edge: Koosman.
How Hank Aaron put the ball into play against Jerry Koosman
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jerry Koosman to Hank Aaron
Matchup Details for Hank Aaron and Jerry Koosman
Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Aaron and Jerry Koosman including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
39
Hank Aaron Career Plate Appearances
13940
Jerry Koosman Career Batters Faced
15996
In this matchup
0.222
Hank Aaron Career Batting Average
0.305
Jerry Koosman Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs
755
Jerry Koosman Career Home Runs Allowed
290
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
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.061
Jerry Koosman Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.200
Jerry Koosman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.546
Jerry Koosman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.235
Hank Aaron Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Jerry Koosman Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Hit By Pitch
32
Jerry Koosman Career Batters Hit By Pitch
71
Outs
In this matchup
26
In this matchup
2
Hank Aaron Career Intentional Walks
293
Jerry Koosman Career Intentional Walks Allowed
121
In this matchup
2
Hank Aaron Career Strikeouts
1383
Jerry Koosman Career Strikeouts Thrown
2556
In this matchup
19.500
Hank Aaron Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.080
Jerry Koosman Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.258
In this matchup
2.500
Hank Aaron Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.010
Jerry Koosman Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Hank Aaron Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.392
Jerry Koosman Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Hank Aaron Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Jerry Koosman Career Sacrifice Hits
173
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Sacrifice Flies
121
Jerry Koosman Career Sacrifice Flies
98
In this matchup
2
Hank Aaron Career Ground into Double Play
328
Jerry Koosman Career Double Plays Enabled
230
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0