Richie Ashburn vs. Don Drysdale — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Ashburn is hitting 0.315 here, 2% above their career average, while Drysdale's career opposing average is 0.236. Ashburn also posted an OPS of 0.741, close to the career mark of 0.779. Drysdale has had the edge in strikeouts, with Ashburn going down once every 8.8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 17.1 PA. No clear edge.
How Richie Ashburn put the ball into play against Don Drysdale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Drysdale to Richie Ashburn
Matchup Details for Richie Ashburn and Don Drysdale
Stats that describe the matchup between Richie Ashburn and Don Drysdale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
123
Richie Ashburn Career Plate Appearances
9736
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced
14097
In this matchup
108
Richie Ashburn Career At Bats
8365
Don Drysdale Career At Bats Pitched
13088
In this matchup
0.315
Richie Ashburn Career Batting Average
0.308
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
0
Richie Ashburn Career Home Runs
29
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed
280
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
Richie Ashburn Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.004
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Richie Ashburn Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.011
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Richie Ashburn Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.051
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.362
Richie Ashburn Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.327
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Richie Ashburn Career Hit By Pitch
43
Don Drysdale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
154
Outs
In this matchup
57
In this matchup
0
Richie Ashburn Career Intentional Walks
25
Don Drysdale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
123
In this matchup
14
Richie Ashburn Career Strikeouts
571
Don Drysdale Career Strikeouts Thrown
2486
In this matchup
8.786
Richie Ashburn Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
17.050
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.671
In this matchup
1.071
Richie Ashburn Career Walks Per Strikeout
2.100
Don Drysdale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.398
Richie Ashburn Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.390
Don Drysdale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
3
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Richie Ashburn Career Sacrifice Hits
112
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Richie Ashburn Career Sacrifice Flies
18
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
3
Richie Ashburn Career Ground into Double Play
83
Don Drysdale Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0