Hank Aaron vs. Bob Porterfield — Matchup Analysis
Hank Aaron has absolutely raked against Porterfield. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Aaron. Aaron's production against Porterfield has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.571, 69% above the career mark of 0.928, with a batting average of 0.714, 134% above their career average and above Porterfield's career opposing average of 0.258. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 10.1 PA, Aaron is still posting above-career production against Porterfield. Edge: Aaron.
How Hank Aaron put the ball into play against Bob Porterfield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Porterfield to Hank Aaron
Matchup Details for Hank Aaron and Bob Porterfield
Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Aaron and Bob Porterfield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Hank Aaron Career Plate Appearances
13940
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Faced
6646
In this matchup
0.714
Hank Aaron Career Batting Average
0.305
Bob Porterfield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs
755
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed
113
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.061
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.200
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.072
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Hank Aaron Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.546
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.198
In this matchup
0.833
Hank Aaron Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Bob Porterfield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Hit By Pitch
32
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Intentional Walks
293
Bob Porterfield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
1
Hank Aaron Career Strikeouts
1383
Bob Porterfield Career Strikeouts Thrown
572
In this matchup
7.000
Hank Aaron Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.080
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.619
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Aaron Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.010
Bob Porterfield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.970
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.714
Hank Aaron Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.392
Bob Porterfield Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Bob Porterfield Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Sacrifice Flies
121
Bob Porterfield Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Hank Aaron Career Ground into Double Play
328
Bob Porterfield Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0