Bill Buckner vs. Sparky Lyle — Matchup Analysis
Bill Buckner has absolutely raked against Lyle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Buckner. Buckner's production against Lyle has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.625, 123% above the career mark of 0.729, with a batting average of 0.625, 116% above their career average and above Lyle's career opposing average of 0.250. Buckner has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Buckner.
How Bill Buckner put the ball into play against Sparky Lyle
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sparky Lyle to Bill Buckner
Matchup Details for Bill Buckner and Sparky Lyle
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Buckner and Sparky Lyle including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances
10033
Sparky Lyle Career Batters Faced
5794
In this matchup
0.625
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average
0.289
Sparky Lyle Career Opposing Batting Average
0.250
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.125
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.200
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.064
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.065
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.384
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.096
In this matchup
0.571
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
Sparky Lyle Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Hit By Pitch
42
Sparky Lyle Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Intentional Walks
111
Sparky Lyle Career Intentional Walks Allowed
81
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Strikeouts
453
Sparky Lyle Career Strikeouts Thrown
873
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
22.150
Sparky Lyle Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.637
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Buckner Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.990
Sparky Lyle Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.625
Bill Buckner Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
Sparky Lyle Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Hits
47
Sparky Lyle Career Sacrifice Hits
83
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Flies
97
Sparky Lyle Career Sacrifice Flies
47
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0
Bill Buckner Career Ground into Double Play
247
Sparky Lyle Career Double Plays Enabled
94
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0