Luke Appling vs. Vern Kennedy — Matchup Analysis
Luke Appling has held their own against Kennedy. Despite a batting average of 0.261, 16% below their career average and below Kennedy's career opposing average of 0.272, Appling's OPS of 0.888 sits modestly above the career mark of 0.798. Despite striking out once every 12.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 19.4 PA, Appling is still posting above-career production against Kennedy. Slight edge: Appling.
How Luke Appling put the ball into play against Vern Kennedy
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vern Kennedy to Luke Appling
Matchup Details for Luke Appling and Vern Kennedy
Stats that describe the matchup between Luke Appling and Vern Kennedy including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
38
Luke Appling Career Plate Appearances
10243
Vern Kennedy Career Batters Faced
9055
In this matchup
0.261
Luke Appling Career Batting Average
0.310
Vern Kennedy Career Opposing Batting Average
0.272
In this matchup
0
Luke Appling Career Home Runs
45
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
Luke Appling Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.005
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Luke Appling Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.016
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.060
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luke Appling Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.085
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.188
In this matchup
0.300
Luke Appling Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.327
Vern Kennedy Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Luke Appling Career Hit By Pitch
11
Vern Kennedy Career Batters Hit By Pitch
24
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Luke Appling Career Intentional Walks
0
Vern Kennedy Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
3
Luke Appling Career Strikeouts
528
Vern Kennedy Career Strikeouts Thrown
691
In this matchup
12.667
Luke Appling Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
19.400
Vern Kennedy Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.104
In this matchup
4.667
Luke Appling Career Walks Per Strikeout
2.470
Vern Kennedy Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.526
Luke Appling Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.395
Vern Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.356
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
Luke Appling Career Sacrifice Hits
74
Vern Kennedy Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Luke Appling Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Vern Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Luke Appling Career Ground into Double Play
129
Vern Kennedy Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0