Lou Brock vs. Tom Seaver — Matchup Analysis
Tom Seaver has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 15% below their career average and above Seaver's career opposing average of 0.225, Brock's OPS of 0.636 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.753. Even with Brock striking out less often than usual, once every 7.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Seaver. Slight edge: Seaver.
How Lou Brock put the ball into play against Tom Seaver
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tom Seaver to Lou Brock
Matchup Details for Lou Brock and Tom Seaver
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Brock and Tom Seaver including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
157
Lou Brock Career Plate Appearances
11235
Tom Seaver Career Batters Faced
19369
In this matchup
0.250
Lou Brock Career Batting Average
0.293
Tom Seaver Career Opposing Batting Average
0.225
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
0.007
Lou Brock Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.014
Tom Seaver Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.026
Lou Brock Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.049
Tom Seaver Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.048
Lou Brock Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.086
Tom Seaver Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
0.285
Lou Brock Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.338
Tom Seaver Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
In this matchup
1
Lou Brock Career Hit By Pitch
49
Tom Seaver Career Batters Hit By Pitch
76
Outs
In this matchup
90
In this matchup
0
Lou Brock Career Intentional Walks
124
Tom Seaver Career Intentional Walks Allowed
116
In this matchup
21
Lou Brock Career Strikeouts
1730
Tom Seaver Career Strikeouts Thrown
3640
In this matchup
7.476
Lou Brock Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.490
Tom Seaver Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.321
In this matchup
0.190
Lou Brock Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Tom Seaver Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.268
Lou Brock Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Tom Seaver Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.283
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Lou Brock Career Sacrifice Hits
47
Tom Seaver Career Sacrifice Hits
141
In this matchup
0
Lou Brock Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Tom Seaver Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Lou Brock Career Ground into Double Play
114
Tom Seaver Career Double Plays Enabled
207
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0