Bill Buckner vs. Doyle Alexander — Matchup Analysis
Doyle Alexander has completely neutralized Buckner in this matchup. Buckner's numbers against Alexander tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.424, 42% below the career mark of 0.729, with a batting average of just 0.159, 45% below their career average and below Alexander's career opposing average of 0.261. Even with Buckner striking out less often than usual, once every 46 PA versus a career rate of once every 22.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Alexander. Edge: Alexander.
How Bill Buckner put the ball into play against Doyle Alexander
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Doyle Alexander to Bill Buckner
Matchup Details for Bill Buckner and Doyle Alexander
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Buckner and Doyle Alexander including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
46
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances
10033
Doyle Alexander Career Batters Faced
14162
In this matchup
44
Bill Buckner Career At Bats
9397
Doyle Alexander Career At Bats Pitched
12918
In this matchup
0.159
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average
0.289
Doyle Alexander Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
In this matchup
1
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs
174
Doyle Alexander Career Home Runs Allowed
324
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
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
Doyle Alexander Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.143
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.064
Doyle Alexander Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.384
Doyle Alexander Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.212
In this matchup
0.140
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
Doyle Alexander Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Hit By Pitch
42
Doyle Alexander Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
36
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Intentional Walks
111
Doyle Alexander Career Intentional Walks Allowed
60
In this matchup
1
Bill Buckner Career Strikeouts
453
Doyle Alexander Career Strikeouts Thrown
1528
In this matchup
46.000
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
22.150
Doyle Alexander Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.268
In this matchup
1.000
Bill Buckner Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.990
Doyle Alexander Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.174
Bill Buckner Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
Doyle Alexander Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Hits
47
Doyle Alexander Career Sacrifice Hits
116
In this matchup
1
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Flies
97
Doyle Alexander Career Sacrifice Flies
97
In this matchup
2
Bill Buckner Career Ground into Double Play
247
Doyle Alexander Career Double Plays Enabled
242
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0