Earl Battey vs. Whitey Ford — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Battey is hitting 0.282 here, 4% above their career average, while Ford's career opposing average is 0.232. Battey also posted an OPS of 0.714, close to the career mark of 0.757. Battey has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 26.3 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.7 PA. No clear edge.
How Earl Battey put the ball into play against Whitey Ford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Whitey Ford to Earl Battey
Matchup Details for Earl Battey and Whitey Ford
Stats that describe the matchup between Earl Battey and Whitey Ford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
79
Earl Battey Career Plate Appearances
4104
Whitey Ford Career Batters Faced
13036
In this matchup
0.282
Earl Battey Career Batting Average
0.270
Whitey Ford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
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
0.026
Earl Battey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.091
Earl Battey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.667
Earl Battey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.221
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.274
Earl Battey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Whitey Ford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
0
Earl Battey Career Hit By Pitch
28
Whitey Ford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
52
In this matchup
0
Earl Battey Career Intentional Walks
42
Whitey Ford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
3
Earl Battey Career Strikeouts
470
Whitey Ford Career Strikeouts Thrown
1956
In this matchup
26.333
Earl Battey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.730
Whitey Ford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.665
In this matchup
0.333
Earl Battey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.900
Whitey Ford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.291
Earl Battey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.349
Whitey Ford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.299
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Earl Battey Career Sacrifice Hits
39
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Earl Battey Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
2
Earl Battey Career Ground into Double Play
127
Whitey Ford Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0