Hank Blalock vs. Matt Palmer — Matchup Analysis
Matt Palmer has completely neutralized Blalock in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Palmer. Blalock's numbers against Palmer tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.533, 33% below the career mark of 0.791, with a batting average of just 0.200, 26% below their career average and below Palmer's career opposing average of 0.262. Even with Blalock striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Palmer. Edge: Palmer.
How Hank Blalock put the ball into play against Matt Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Palmer to Hank Blalock
Matchup Details for Hank Blalock and Matt Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Blalock and Matt Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances
3928
Matt Palmer Career Batters Faced
808
In this matchup
0.200
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average
0.269
Matt Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
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
Matt Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
Matt Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.083
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.213
Matt Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.250
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Matt Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Hit By Pitch
19
Matt Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Intentional Walks
22
Matt Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
4
In this matchup
1
Hank Blalock Career Strikeouts
720
Matt Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
98
In this matchup
6.000
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.460
Matt Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.245
In this matchup
1.000
Hank Blalock Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Matt Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.960
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Hank Blalock Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Matt Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.345
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
Matt Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
9
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Matt Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
5
In this matchup
1
Hank Blalock Career Ground into Double Play
87
Matt Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
26
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0