Wade Boggs vs. Bert Blyleven — Matchup Analysis
Bert Blyleven has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.256, 22% below their career average and above Blyleven's career opposing average of 0.248, Boggs's OPS of 0.723 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.858. Even with Boggs striking out less often than usual, once every 22.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 14.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Blyleven. Slight edge: Blyleven.
How Wade Boggs put the ball into play against Bert Blyleven
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bert Blyleven to Wade Boggs
Matchup Details for Wade Boggs and Bert Blyleven
Stats that describe the matchup between Wade Boggs and Bert Blyleven including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
45
Wade Boggs Career Plate Appearances
10740
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced
20491
In this matchup
0.256
Wade Boggs Career Batting Average
0.328
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
1
Wade Boggs Career Home Runs
118
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed
430
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
0.023
Wade Boggs Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.091
Wade Boggs Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.039
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Wade Boggs Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.250
Wade Boggs Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.344
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Wade Boggs Career Hit By Pitch
23
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Hit By Pitch
155
Outs
In this matchup
27
In this matchup
1
Wade Boggs Career Intentional Walks
180
Bert Blyleven Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
2
Wade Boggs Career Strikeouts
745
Bert Blyleven Career Strikeouts Thrown
3701
In this matchup
22.500
Wade Boggs Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.420
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.537
In this matchup
1.500
Wade Boggs Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.900
Bert Blyleven Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.311
Wade Boggs Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.428
Bert Blyleven Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
3
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Wade Boggs Career Sacrifice Hits
29
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Hits
176
In this matchup
0
Wade Boggs Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Flies
121
In this matchup
1
Wade Boggs Career Ground into Double Play
236
Bert Blyleven Career Double Plays Enabled
338
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0