John Briggs vs. Don Drysdale — Matchup Analysis
Don Drysdale has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.238, 6% below their career average and above Drysdale's career opposing average of 0.236, Briggs's OPS of 0.685 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.771. Drysdale has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Briggs down once every 4.6 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA. Slight edge: Drysdale.
How John Briggs put the ball into play against Don Drysdale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Drysdale to John Briggs
Matchup Details for John Briggs and Don Drysdale
Stats that describe the matchup between John Briggs and Don Drysdale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
John Briggs Career Plate Appearances
4837
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced
14097
In this matchup
0.238
John Briggs Career Batting Average
0.253
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
1
John Briggs Career Home Runs
139
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed
280
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
0.048
John Briggs Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.200
John Briggs Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.134
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.200
John Briggs Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.177
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.267
John Briggs Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
John Briggs Career Hit By Pitch
5
Don Drysdale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
154
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
John Briggs Career Intentional Walks
47
Don Drysdale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
123
In this matchup
5
John Briggs Career Strikeouts
785
Don Drysdale Career Strikeouts Thrown
2486
In this matchup
4.600
John Briggs Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.160
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.671
In this matchup
0.400
John Briggs Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Don Drysdale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.304
John Briggs Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
Don Drysdale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
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
John Briggs Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
John Briggs Career Sacrifice Flies
30
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
John Briggs Career Ground into Double Play
54
Don Drysdale Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0