Hank Blalock vs. Roy Oswalt — Matchup Analysis
Roy Oswalt has completely neutralized Blalock in this matchup. Blalock's numbers against Oswalt tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.381, 52% below the career mark of 0.791, with a batting average of just 0.190, 29% below their career average and below Oswalt's career opposing average of 0.258. 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 Oswalt. Edge: Oswalt.
How Hank Blalock put the ball into play against Roy Oswalt
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Roy Oswalt to Hank Blalock
Matchup Details for Hank Blalock and Roy Oswalt
Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Blalock and Roy Oswalt including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances
3928
Roy Oswalt Career Batters Faced
9301
In this matchup
0.190
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average
0.269
Roy Oswalt Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
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
Roy Oswalt Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
Roy Oswalt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.213
Roy Oswalt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.106
In this matchup
0.222
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Roy Oswalt Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Hit By Pitch
19
Roy Oswalt Career Batters Hit By Pitch
80
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Intentional Walks
22
Roy Oswalt Career Intentional Walks Allowed
34
In this matchup
3
Hank Blalock Career Strikeouts
720
Roy Oswalt Career Strikeouts Thrown
1852
In this matchup
7.000
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.460
Roy Oswalt Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.022
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Roy Oswalt Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.280
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.190
Hank Blalock Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Roy Oswalt Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.296
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
Roy Oswalt Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Roy Oswalt Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
2
Hank Blalock Career Ground into Double Play
87
Roy Oswalt Career Double Plays Enabled
201
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0