Dick Allen vs. Bob Gibson — Matchup Analysis
Bob Gibson has completely neutralized Allen in this matchup. Allen's numbers against Gibson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.644, 29% below the career mark of 0.912, with a batting average of just 0.211, 28% below their career average and below Gibson's career opposing average of 0.226. Gibson has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Allen down once every 2.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.7 PA. Edge: Gibson.
How Dick Allen put the ball into play against Bob Gibson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Gibson to Dick Allen
Matchup Details for Dick Allen and Bob Gibson
Stats that describe the matchup between Dick Allen and Bob Gibson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
67
Dick Allen Career Plate Appearances
7314
Bob Gibson Career Batters Faced
16068
In this matchup
0.211
Dick Allen Career Batting Average
0.292
Bob Gibson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.226
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
0.018
Dick Allen Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.055
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.083
Dick Allen Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.190
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.078
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.037
Dick Allen Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.226
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.082
In this matchup
0.379
Dick Allen Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.334
Bob Gibson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
In this matchup
0
Dick Allen Career Hit By Pitch
16
Bob Gibson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
102
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
1
Dick Allen Career Intentional Walks
138
Bob Gibson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
118
In this matchup
27
Dick Allen Career Strikeouts
1556
Bob Gibson Career Strikeouts Thrown
3117
In this matchup
2.481
Dick Allen Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.700
Bob Gibson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.155
In this matchup
0.370
Dick Allen Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.570
Bob Gibson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.328
Dick Allen Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
Bob Gibson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
1
Dick Allen Career Sacrifice Hits
19
Bob Gibson Career Sacrifice Hits
62
In this matchup
0
Dick Allen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
Bob Gibson Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
2
Dick Allen Career Ground into Double Play
164
Bob Gibson Career Double Plays Enabled
46
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0