Hank Blalock vs. Taylor Buchholz — Matchup Analysis
Taylor Buchholz has completely neutralized Blalock in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Buchholz. Blalock's numbers against Buchholz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.791, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Buchholz's career opposing average of 0.247. Even with Blalock striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Buchholz. Edge: Buchholz.
How Hank Blalock put the ball into play against Taylor Buchholz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Taylor Buchholz to Hank Blalock
Matchup Details for Hank Blalock and Taylor Buchholz
Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Blalock and Taylor Buchholz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances
3928
Taylor Buchholz Career Batters Faced
1294
In this matchup
7
Hank Blalock Career At Bats
3567
Taylor Buchholz Career At Bats Pitched
1170
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average
0.269
Taylor Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.247
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs
153
Taylor Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed
41
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
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Taylor Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
Taylor Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.142
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.213
Taylor Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.179
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Taylor Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Hit By Pitch
19
Taylor Buchholz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Intentional Walks
22
Taylor Buchholz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
1
Hank Blalock Career Strikeouts
720
Taylor Buchholz Career Strikeouts Thrown
229
In this matchup
7.000
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.460
Taylor Buchholz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.651
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Taylor Buchholz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.370
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Taylor Buchholz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.297
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
Taylor Buchholz Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Taylor Buchholz Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Ground into Double Play
87
Taylor Buchholz Career Double Plays Enabled
24
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0