Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Matchup
It doesn't matter if you are trying to make your next big bet or parlay, tweak your fantasy team, rub something in your buddy's face,
or just want to understand the game better, it's always interesting to look at a matchup. Johnny Bench and Steve Blass have faced off against
each other 45 times throughout their careers. Against Steve Blass, Johnny Bench has maintained a Batting Average of 0.273, higher than his career batting average of 0.267. Steve Blass's career opposing batting average is 0.256, lower than their face-off average, possibly underperforming against Johnny Bench. Johnny Bench's OPS against Steve Blass is 0.812, lower than his career OPS of 0.817.
Steve Blass has struck out Johnny Bench 6 times in 44 at-bats. Against Steve Blass, Johnny Bench strikes out every 7.500 plate appearances. Johnny Bench's career Plate Appearance per Strikeout is 6.78, striking out more often against Steve Blass than average. Steve Blass strikes out a batter every 7.567 plate appearances, striking out Johnny Bench more often than his average.
Steve Blass has struck out Johnny Bench 6 times in 44 at-bats. Against Steve Blass, Johnny Bench strikes out every 7.500 plate appearances. Johnny Bench's career Plate Appearance per Strikeout is 6.78, striking out more often against Steve Blass than average. Steve Blass strikes out a batter every 7.567 plate appearances, striking out Johnny Bench more often than his average.
How Johnny Bench put the ball into play against Steve Blass
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Blass to Johnny Bench
Matchup Details for Johnny Bench and Steve Blass
Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Bench and Steve Blass including some career level stats for context.
Plate Appearances
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Plate Appearances
45
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances
8669
Steve Blass Career Batters Faced
6780
At Bats
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass At Bats
44
Johnny Bench Career At Bats
7658
Steve Blass Career At Bats Pitched
6043
Batting Average
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Batting Average
0.273
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average
0.267
Steve Blass Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
Hits
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Hits
12
Johnny Bench Career Hits
2048
Steve Blass Career Hits Allowed
1558
Singles
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Singles
7
Johnny Bench Career Singles
1254
Doubles
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Doubles
2
Johnny Bench Career Doubles
381
Triples
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Triples
0
Johnny Bench Career Triples
24
Home Runs
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Home Runs
3
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs
389
Steve Blass Career Home Runs Allowed
128
Grand Slams
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Grand Slams
0
In the Park Home Runs
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass In the Park Home Runs
0
In the Park Grand Slams
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass In the Park Grand Slams
0
Extra Base Hits
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Extra Base Hits
5
Johnny Bench Career Extra Base Hits
794
Home Runs Per at Bat
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Home Runs Per at Bat
0.068
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
Steve Blass Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021181532351481
Home Runs Per Hit
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Home Runs Per Hit
0.250
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.19
Steve Blass Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082156611039795
Home Runs Per Strikeout
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.500
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.30438184663537
Steve Blass Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.14285714285714
Total Bases
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Total Bases
23
Johnny Bench Total Bases
3644
Times on Base
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Times on Base
13
Johnny Bench Career Times on Base
2958
On Base Pct
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass On Base Pct
0.289
Johnny Bench Career On Base Percentage
0.341
Slugging Pct
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Slugging Pct
0.523
Johnny Bench Career Slugging Percentage
0.476
On Base Plus Slugging (OPS)
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass On Base Plus Slugging (OPS)
0.812
Johnny Bench Career OPS
0.817
Isolated Power
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Isolated Power
0.250
Johnny Bench Career Isolated Power
0.208
Gross Production Average
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Gross Production Average
0.261
Johnny Bench Career Gross Production Average
0.273
Batting Average on Balls in Play
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.257
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Steve Blass Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.28384279475983
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Runs Batted In (RBI)
10
Johnny Bench Career RBIs
1376
Runs Created
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Runs Created
6.424
Johnny Bench Career Runs Created
1241.05
Hit By Pitch
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Hit By Pitch
0
Johnny Bench Career Hit By Pitch
19
Steve Blass Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Outs
26
Walks
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Walks
1
Johnny Bench Career Walks
891
Steve Blass Career Walks Allowed
597
Intentional Walks
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Intentional Walks
0
Johnny Bench Career Intentional Walks
135
Steve Blass Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
Strikeouts
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Strikeouts
6
Johnny Bench Career Strikeouts
1278
Steve Blass Career Strikeouts Thrown
896
Plate Appearance Per Strikout
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Plate Appearance Per Strikout
7.500
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.78
Steve Blass Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.5669642857143
Walks Per Strikeout
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Walks Per Strikeout
0.167
Johnny Bench Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.7
Steve Blass Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.72098214285714
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
0.289
Johnny Bench Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.35459683931249
Steve Blass Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.32507374631268
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
0
Batter Reached due to Error
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Batter Reached due to Error
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Batter Reached due to Interference
0
Sacrifice Hits
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Sacrifice Hits
0
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Steve Blass Career Sacrifice Hits
34
Sacrifice Flies
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Sacrifice Flies
0
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Flies
90
Steve Blass Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Grounds into Double Play (GIDP)
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Grounds into Double Play (GIDP)
1
Johnny Bench Career Ground into Double Play
201
Steve Blass Career Double Plays Enabled
6
Ground into Triple Play
Johnny Bench vs. Steve Blass Ground into Triple Play
0