John Buck vs. Craig Kimbrel — Matchup Analysis
Craig Kimbrel has dominated this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kimbrel. Buck is hitting just 0.143 in this matchup, 39% below their career average and below Kimbrel's career opposing average of 0.170. Buck also posted an OPS of 0.619, well below the career mark of 0.698. Kimbrel has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Buck down once every 1.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.2 PA. Edge: Kimbrel.
How John Buck put the ball into play against Craig Kimbrel
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Craig Kimbrel to John Buck
Matchup Details for John Buck and Craig Kimbrel
Stats that describe the matchup between John Buck and Craig Kimbrel including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
John Buck Career Plate Appearances
4009
Craig Kimbrel Career Batters Faced
3306
In this matchup
0.143
John Buck Career Batting Average
0.234
Craig Kimbrel Career Opposing Batting Average
0.170
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
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.152
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Craig Kimbrel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.059
In this matchup
1.000
John Buck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Craig Kimbrel Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
In this matchup
2
John Buck Career Hit By Pitch
51
Craig Kimbrel Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Intentional Walks
23
Craig Kimbrel Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
6
John Buck Career Strikeouts
959
Craig Kimbrel Career Strikeouts Thrown
1282
In this matchup
1.500
John Buck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.180
Craig Kimbrel Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
2.579
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Craig Kimbrel Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
John Buck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Craig Kimbrel Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.257
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
Craig Kimbrel Career Sacrifice Hits
9
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Craig Kimbrel Career Sacrifice Flies
14
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Ground into Double Play
86
Craig Kimbrel Career Double Plays Enabled
33
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0