Hank Blalock vs. Joe Blanton — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Blalock is hitting 0.296 here, 10% above their career average, while Blanton's career opposing average is 0.273. Blalock also posted an OPS of 0.869, close to the career mark of 0.791. Blalock has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 6.2 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA. No clear edge.

How Hank Blalock put the ball into play against Joe Blanton

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Blanton to Hank Blalock

Matchup Details for Hank Blalock and Joe Blanton

Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Blalock and Joe Blanton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances
3928
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced
7544
In this matchup
27
Hank Blalock Career At Bats
3567
Joe Blanton Career At Bats Pitched
6935
In this matchup
0.296
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average
0.269
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
In this matchup
8
Hank Blalock Career Hits
959
Joe Blanton Career Hits Allowed
1896
In this matchup
5
Hank Blalock Career Singles
591
In this matchup
2
Hank Blalock Career Doubles
198
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Triples
17
In this matchup
1
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs
153
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed
223

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
Hank Blalock Career Extra Base Hits
368
In this matchup
0.037
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.125
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.200
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.213
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
13
Hank Blalock Total Bases
1650
In this matchup
12
Hank Blalock Career Times on Base
1291
In this matchup
0.387
Hank Blalock Career On Base Percentage
0.329
In this matchup
0.481
Hank Blalock Career Slugging Percentage
0.463
In this matchup
0.869
Hank Blalock Career OPS
0.791
In this matchup
0.185
Hank Blalock Career Isolated Power
0.194
In this matchup
0.295
Hank Blalock Career Gross Production Average
0.264
In this matchup
0.333
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
1
Hank Blalock Career RBIs
542
In this matchup
5.032
Hank Blalock Career Runs Created
540.430
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Hit By Pitch
19
Joe Blanton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41

Outs

In this matchup
14
In this matchup
4
Hank Blalock Career Walks
313
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed
467
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Intentional Walks
22
Joe Blanton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
5
Hank Blalock Career Strikeouts
720
Joe Blanton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
6.200
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.460
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.875
In this matchup
0.800
Hank Blalock Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.387
Hank Blalock Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Joe Blanton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319

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
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Hits
44
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Ground into Double Play
87
Joe Blanton Career Double Plays Enabled
139

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0