Benny Ayala vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Ayala in this matchup. Ayala's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.143, 81% below the career mark of 0.739, with a batting average of just 0.071, 72% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Ayala striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.
How Benny Ayala put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Benny Ayala
Matchup Details for Benny Ayala and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between Benny Ayala and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Benny Ayala Career Plate Appearances
951
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.071
Benny Ayala Career Batting Average
0.251
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
Benny Ayala Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Ayala Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.175
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Ayala Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.279
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.083
Benny Ayala Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Benny Ayala Career Hit By Pitch
2
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Benny Ayala Career Intentional Walks
7
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
2
Benny Ayala Career Strikeouts
136
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
7.000
Benny Ayala Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.990
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Ayala Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.520
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.071
Benny Ayala Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.310
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Benny Ayala Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Benny Ayala Career Sacrifice Flies
12
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Benny Ayala Career Ground into Double Play
22
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0