Rick Burleson vs. Jim Palmer — Matchup Analysis
Jim Palmer has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.247, 10% below their career average and above Palmer's career opposing average of 0.230, Burleson's OPS of 0.600 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.689. Even with Burleson striking out less often than usual, once every 14.2 PA versus a career rate of once every 12 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Palmer. Slight edge: Palmer.
How Rick Burleson put the ball into play against Jim Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Palmer to Rick Burleson
Matchup Details for Rick Burleson and Jim Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Rick Burleson and Jim Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
85
Rick Burleson Career Plate Appearances
5717
Jim Palmer Career Batters Faced
16114
In this matchup
0.247
Rick Burleson Career Batting Average
0.273
Jim Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
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
Jim Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.036
Jim Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.105
Jim Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.137
In this matchup
0.269
Rick Burleson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Jim Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.253
In this matchup
1
Rick Burleson Career Hit By Pitch
28
Jim Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
In this matchup
53
In this matchup
0
Rick Burleson Career Intentional Walks
11
Jim Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
6
Rick Burleson Career Strikeouts
477
Jim Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
2212
In this matchup
14.167
Rick Burleson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.990
Jim Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.285
In this matchup
1.000
Rick Burleson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Jim Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.282
Rick Burleson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Jim Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.291
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
5
Rick Burleson Career Sacrifice Hits
84
Jim Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
115
In this matchup
0
Rick Burleson Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Jim Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
75
In this matchup
2
Rick Burleson Career Ground into Double Play
138
Jim Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
195
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0