Bill Buckner vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Buckner is hitting 0.277 here, 4% below their career average, while Candelaria's career opposing average is 0.252. Buckner also posted an OPS of 0.769, close to the career mark of 0.729. Candelaria has had the edge in strikeouts, with Buckner going down once every 5.9 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 22.1 PA. No clear edge.
How Bill Buckner put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Bill Buckner
Matchup Details for Bill Buckner and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Buckner and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
65
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances
10033
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
65
Bill Buckner Career At Bats
9397
John Candelaria Career At Bats Pitched
9539
In this matchup
0.277
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average
0.289
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
2
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs
174
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
0.031
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.111
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.064
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.182
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.384
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.308
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Hit By Pitch
42
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
33
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Intentional Walks
111
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
11
Bill Buckner Career Strikeouts
453
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
5.909
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
22.150
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Buckner Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.990
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.277
Bill Buckner Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
John Candelaria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
3
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Hits
47
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Flies
97
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
1
Bill Buckner Career Ground into Double Play
247
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0