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
14
Benny Ayala Career At Bats
865
Buddy Black Career At Bats Pitched
7822
In this matchup
0.071
Benny Ayala Career Batting Average
0.251
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
1
Benny Ayala Career Hits
217
Buddy Black Career Hits Allowed
1978
In this matchup
1
Benny Ayala Career Singles
136
In this matchup
0
Benny Ayala Career Doubles
42
In this matchup
0
Benny Ayala Career Triples
1
In this matchup
0
Benny Ayala Career Home Runs
38
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed
217

Grand Slams

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0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
0
Benny Ayala Career Extra Base Hits
81
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
1
Benny Ayala Total Bases
375
In this matchup
1
Benny Ayala Career Times on Base
290
In this matchup
0.071
Benny Ayala Career On Base Percentage
0.305
In this matchup
0.071
Benny Ayala Career Slugging Percentage
0.434
In this matchup
0.143
Benny Ayala Career OPS
0.739
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Ayala Career Isolated Power
0.183
In this matchup
0.050
Benny Ayala Career Gross Production Average
0.246
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 RBIs
145
In this matchup
0.071
Benny Ayala Career Runs Created
113.930
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 Walks
71
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed
623
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

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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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
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0
Benny Ayala Career Ground into Double Play
22
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160

Ground into Triple Play

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0