Johnny Bench vs. Chuck Rainey — Matchup Analysis
Chuck Rainey has completely neutralized Bench in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Rainey. Bench's numbers against Rainey tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.542, 34% below the career mark of 0.817, with a batting average of just 0.167, 38% below their career average and below Rainey's career opposing average of 0.284. Even with Bench striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Rainey. Edge: Rainey.
How Johnny Bench put the ball into play against Chuck Rainey
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Chuck Rainey to Johnny Bench
Matchup Details for Johnny Bench and Chuck Rainey
Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Bench and Chuck Rainey including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances
8669
Chuck Rainey Career Batters Faced
2950
In this matchup
0.167
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average
0.267
Chuck Rainey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.284
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs
389
Chuck Rainey Career Home Runs Allowed
53
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
0.000
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
Chuck Rainey Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.190
Chuck Rainey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.072
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Bench Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.304
Chuck Rainey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.177
In this matchup
0.200
Johnny Bench Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Chuck Rainey Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Hit By Pitch
19
Chuck Rainey Career Batters Hit By Pitch
12
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Intentional Walks
135
Chuck Rainey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
1
Johnny Bench Career Strikeouts
1278
Chuck Rainey Career Strikeouts Thrown
300
In this matchup
8.000
Johnny Bench Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.780
Chuck Rainey Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.833
In this matchup
2.000
Johnny Bench Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
Chuck Rainey Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.960
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Johnny Bench Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Chuck Rainey Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.353
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
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Chuck Rainey Career Sacrifice Hits
30
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Sacrifice Flies
90
Chuck Rainey Career Sacrifice Flies
22
In this matchup
0
Johnny Bench Career Ground into Double Play
201
Chuck Rainey Career Double Plays Enabled
82
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0