Wally Backman vs. Jim Gott — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Backman is hitting 0.214 here, 22% below their career average, while Gott's career opposing average is 0.254. Backman also posted an OPS of 0.710, close to the career mark of 0.687. Gott has had the edge in strikeouts, with Backman going down once every 4.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.7 PA. No clear edge.

How Wally Backman put the ball into play against Jim Gott

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Gott to Wally Backman

Matchup Details for Wally Backman and Jim Gott

Stats that describe the matchup between Wally Backman and Jim Gott including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Wally Backman Career Plate Appearances
3708
Jim Gott Career Batters Faced
4828
In this matchup
14
Wally Backman Career At Bats
3245
Jim Gott Career At Bats Pitched
4252
In this matchup
0.214
Wally Backman Career Batting Average
0.275
Jim Gott Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
3
Wally Backman Career Hits
893
Jim Gott Career Hits Allowed
1081
In this matchup
1
Wally Backman Career Singles
726
In this matchup
2
Wally Backman Career Doubles
138
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Triples
19
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Home Runs
10
Jim Gott Career Home Runs Allowed
85

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
2
Wally Backman Career Extra Base Hits
167
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Backman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Jim Gott Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Wally Backman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.011
Jim Gott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Wally Backman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.021
Jim Gott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.102
In this matchup
5
Wally Backman Total Bases
1099
In this matchup
6
Wally Backman Career Times on Base
1269
In this matchup
0.353
Wally Backman Career On Base Percentage
0.349
In this matchup
0.357
Wally Backman Career Slugging Percentage
0.339
In this matchup
0.710
Wally Backman Career OPS
0.687
In this matchup
0.143
Wally Backman Career Isolated Power
0.064
In this matchup
0.248
Wally Backman Career Gross Production Average
0.242
In this matchup
0.300
Wally Backman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
Jim Gott Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career RBIs
240
In this matchup
1.765
Wally Backman Career Runs Created
445.550
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Hit By Pitch
5
Jim Gott Career Batters Hit By Pitch
23

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
3
Wally Backman Career Walks
371
Jim Gott Career Walks Allowed
466
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Intentional Walks
9
Jim Gott Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
4
Wally Backman Career Strikeouts
480
Jim Gott Career Strikeouts Thrown
837
In this matchup
4.250
Wally Backman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.730
Jim Gott Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.768
In this matchup
0.750
Wally Backman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.770
Jim Gott Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.353
Wally Backman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Jim Gott Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333

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
Jim Gott Career Sacrifice Hits
57
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Jim Gott Career Sacrifice Flies
30
In this matchup
0
Wally Backman Career Ground into Double Play
55
Jim Gott Career Double Plays Enabled
84

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0