Rick Auerbach vs. J. R. Richard — Matchup Analysis
J. R. Richard has completely neutralized Auerbach in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Richard. Auerbach's numbers against Richard tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 50% below the career mark of 0.572, with a batting average of just 0.143, 35% below their career average and below Richard's career opposing average of 0.212. Richard has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Auerbach down once every 1.8 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7.9 PA. Edge: Richard.
How Rick Auerbach put the ball into play against J. R. Richard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by J. R. Richard to Rick Auerbach
Matchup Details for Rick Auerbach and J. R. Richard
Stats that describe the matchup between Rick Auerbach and J. R. Richard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Rick Auerbach Career Plate Appearances
1567
J. R. Richard Career Batters Faced
6674
In this matchup
0.143
Rick Auerbach Career Batting Average
0.220
J. R. Richard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.212
In this matchup
0
Rick Auerbach Career Home Runs
9
J. R. Richard Career Home Runs Allowed
73
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
Rick Auerbach Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
J. R. Richard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.013
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Auerbach Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.029
J. R. Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.059
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Auerbach Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.045
J. R. Richard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.049
In this matchup
0.333
Rick Auerbach Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.249
J. R. Richard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
In this matchup
0
Rick Auerbach Career Hit By Pitch
6
J. R. Richard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Rick Auerbach Career Intentional Walks
10
J. R. Richard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
4
Rick Auerbach Career Strikeouts
198
J. R. Richard Career Strikeouts Thrown
1493
In this matchup
1.750
Rick Auerbach Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.910
J. R. Richard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.470
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Auerbach Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.640
J. R. Richard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Rick Auerbach Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.285
J. R. Richard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301
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
Rick Auerbach Career Sacrifice Hits
22
J. R. Richard Career Sacrifice Hits
65
In this matchup
0
Rick Auerbach Career Sacrifice Flies
5
J. R. Richard Career Sacrifice Flies
32
In this matchup
0
Rick Auerbach Career Ground into Double Play
36
J. R. Richard Career Double Plays Enabled
122
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0