Wally Backman vs. Marty Bystrom — Matchup Analysis
Marty Bystrom has had the better of this matchup. Backman is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 19% below their career average and below Bystrom's career opposing average of 0.268. Backman also posted an OPS of 0.586, modestly below the career mark of 0.687. Even with Backman striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Bystrom. Slight edge: Bystrom.
How Wally Backman put the ball into play against Marty Bystrom
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Marty Bystrom to Wally Backman
Matchup Details for Wally Backman and Marty Bystrom
Stats that describe the matchup between Wally Backman and Marty Bystrom including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Wally Backman Career Plate Appearances
3708
Marty Bystrom Career Batters Faced
1898
In this matchup
0.222
Wally Backman Career Batting Average
0.275
Marty Bystrom Career Opposing Batting Average
0.268
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Home Runs
10
Marty Bystrom Career Home Runs Allowed
28
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
Wally Backman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Marty Bystrom Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Backman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.011
Marty Bystrom Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.062
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Backman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.021
Marty Bystrom Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
0.250
Wally Backman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
Marty Bystrom Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Hit By Pitch
5
Marty Bystrom Career Batters Hit By Pitch
15
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Intentional Walks
9
Marty Bystrom Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
Wally Backman Career Strikeouts
480
Marty Bystrom Career Strikeouts Thrown
258
In this matchup
11.000
Wally Backman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.730
Marty Bystrom Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.357
In this matchup
2.000
Wally Backman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.770
Marty Bystrom Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.610
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.364
Wally Backman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Marty Bystrom Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Wally Backman Career Sacrifice Hits
68
Marty Bystrom Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Marty Bystrom Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Ground into Double Play
55
Marty Bystrom Career Double Plays Enabled
32
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0