Johnny Bench vs. Tom Kelley — Matchup Analysis

Tom Kelley has kept Bench in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.867 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 6% below where Bench typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Kelley has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Bench down once every 6.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6.8 PA. Slight edge: Kelley. Context matters here.

How Johnny Bench put the ball into play against Tom Kelley

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tom Kelley to Johnny Bench

Matchup Details for Johnny Bench and Tom Kelley

Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Bench and Tom Kelley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances
8669
Tom Kelley Career Batters Faced
1770
In this matchup
15
Johnny Bench Career At Bats
7658
Tom Kelley Career At Bats Pitched
1546
In this matchup
0.200
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average
0.267
Tom Kelley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.259
In this matchup
3
Johnny Bench Career Hits
2048
Tom Kelley Career Hits Allowed
400
In this matchup
1
Johnny Bench Career Singles
1254
In this matchup
1
Johnny Bench Career Doubles
381
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Triples
24
In this matchup
1
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs
389
Tom Kelley Career Home Runs Allowed
38

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
Johnny Bench Career Extra Base Hits
794
In this matchup
0.067
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
Tom Kelley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.333
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.190
Tom Kelley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.095

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.304
Tom Kelley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.162
In this matchup
7
Johnny Bench Total Bases
3644
In this matchup
8
Johnny Bench Career Times on Base
2958
In this matchup
0.400
Johnny Bench Career On Base Percentage
0.342
In this matchup
0.467
Johnny Bench Career Slugging Percentage
0.476
In this matchup
0.867
Johnny Bench Career OPS
0.817
In this matchup
0.267
Johnny Bench Career Isolated Power
0.208
In this matchup
0.297
Johnny Bench Career Gross Production Average
0.273
In this matchup
0.182
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Tom Kelley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
In this matchup
3
Johnny Bench Career RBIs
1376
In this matchup
2.800
Johnny Bench Career Runs Created
1241.050
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Hit By Pitch
19
Tom Kelley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
2

Outs

In this matchup
9
In this matchup
5
Johnny Bench Career Walks
891
Tom Kelley Career Walks Allowed
207
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Intentional Walks
135
Tom Kelley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
16
In this matchup
3
Johnny Bench Career Strikeouts
1278
Tom Kelley Career Strikeouts Thrown
234
In this matchup
6.667
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.780
Tom Kelley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.564
In this matchup
1.667
Johnny Bench Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
Tom Kelley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.880

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.400
Johnny Bench Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Tom Kelley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.352

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
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Tom Kelley Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Flies
90
Tom Kelley Career Sacrifice Flies
4
In this matchup
1
Johnny Bench Career Ground into Double Play
201
Tom Kelley Career Double Plays Enabled
1

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0