John Buck vs. Clayton Kershaw — Matchup Analysis
Clayton Kershaw has completely neutralized Buck in this matchup. Buck's numbers against Kershaw tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.457, 35% below the career mark of 0.698, with a batting average of just 0.100, 57% below their career average and below Kershaw's career opposing average of 0.211. Even with Buck striking out less often than usual, once every 4.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kershaw. Edge: Kershaw.
How John Buck put the ball into play against Clayton Kershaw
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Kershaw to John Buck
Matchup Details for John Buck and Clayton Kershaw
Stats that describe the matchup between John Buck and Clayton Kershaw including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
John Buck Career Plate Appearances
4009
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced
11279
In this matchup
0.100
John Buck Career Batting Average
0.234
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Home Runs
134
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed
235
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
John Buck Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
0.143
John Buck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
1
John Buck Career Hit By Pitch
51
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Intentional Walks
23
Clayton Kershaw Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
3
John Buck Career Strikeouts
959
Clayton Kershaw Career Strikeouts Thrown
3052
In this matchup
4.667
John Buck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.180
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.696
In this matchup
1.000
John Buck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.230
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
John Buck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260
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 Buck Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Hits
92
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
1
John Buck Career Ground into Double Play
86
Clayton Kershaw Career Double Plays Enabled
209
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0