Rick Burleson vs. Rich Gossage — Matchup Analysis
Rich Gossage has completely neutralized Burleson in this matchup. Burleson's numbers against Gossage tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.357, 48% below the career mark of 0.689, with a batting average of just 0.139, 49% below their career average and below Gossage's career opposing average of 0.228. Gossage has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Burleson down once every 4.6 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 12 PA, and Burleson has yet to take Gossage deep. Edge: Gossage.
How Rick Burleson put the ball into play against Rich Gossage
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Gossage to Rick Burleson
Matchup Details for Rick Burleson and Rich Gossage
Stats that describe the matchup between Rick Burleson and Rich Gossage including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
37
Rick Burleson Career Plate Appearances
5717
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced
7507
In this matchup
0.139
Rick Burleson Career Batting Average
0.273
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
0
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs
50
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed
119
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
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.010
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.036
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.105
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.079
In this matchup
0.179
Rick Burleson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Rick Burleson Career Hit By Pitch
28
Rich Gossage Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
22
In this matchup
0
Rick Burleson Career Intentional Walks
11
Rich Gossage Career Intentional Walks Allowed
90
In this matchup
8
Rick Burleson Career Strikeouts
477
Rich Gossage Career Strikeouts Thrown
1502
In this matchup
4.625
Rick Burleson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.990
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.998
In this matchup
0.125
Rick Burleson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Rich Gossage Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.162
Rick Burleson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Rich Gossage Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Rick Burleson Career Sacrifice Hits
84
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Rick Burleson Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
1
Rick Burleson Career Ground into Double Play
138
Rich Gossage Career Double Plays Enabled
124
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0