Johnny Bench vs. David Palmer — Matchup Analysis

Johnny Bench has absolutely raked against Palmer. Bench's production against Palmer has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.591, 95% above the career mark of 0.817, with a batting average of 0.455, 70% above their career average and above Palmer's career opposing average of 0.253. Bench has made good contact too, striking out once every 12 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 6.8 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Bench.

How Johnny Bench put the ball into play against David Palmer

Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Palmer to Johnny Bench

Matchup Details for Johnny Bench and David Palmer

Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Bench and David Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances
8669
David Palmer Career Batters Faced
4626
In this matchup
11
Johnny Bench Career At Bats
7658
David Palmer Career At Bats Pitched
4103
In this matchup
0.455
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average
0.267
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
5
Johnny Bench Career Hits
2048
David Palmer Career Hits Allowed
1036
In this matchup
2
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
2
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs
389
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed
78

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
3
Johnny Bench Career Extra Base Hits
794
In this matchup
0.182
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.400
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.190
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
2.000
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.304
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
12
Johnny Bench Total Bases
3644
In this matchup
6
Johnny Bench Career Times on Base
2958
In this matchup
0.500
Johnny Bench Career On Base Percentage
0.342
In this matchup
1.091
Johnny Bench Career Slugging Percentage
0.476
In this matchup
1.591
Johnny Bench Career OPS
0.817
In this matchup
0.636
Johnny Bench Career Isolated Power
0.208
In this matchup
0.498
Johnny Bench Career Gross Production Average
0.273
In this matchup
0.375
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
3
Johnny Bench Career RBIs
1376
In this matchup
6.000
Johnny Bench Career Runs Created
1241.050
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Hit By Pitch
19
David Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Johnny Bench Career Walks
891
David Palmer Career Walks Allowed
434
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Intentional Walks
135
David Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
1
Johnny Bench Career Strikeouts
1278
David Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
748
In this matchup
12.000
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.780
David Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.184
In this matchup
1.000
Johnny Bench Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
David Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Johnny Bench Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
David Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326

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
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Flies
90
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Ground into Double Play
201
David Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
84

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0