Rick Burleson vs. Lary Sorensen — Matchup Analysis
Lary Sorensen has completely neutralized Burleson in this matchup. Burleson's numbers against Sorensen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.472, 31% below the career mark of 0.689, with a batting average of just 0.150, 45% below their career average and below Sorensen's career opposing average of 0.287. Even with Burleson striking out less often than usual, once every 45 PA versus a career rate of once every 12 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sorensen. Edge: Sorensen.
How Rick Burleson put the ball into play against Lary Sorensen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Lary Sorensen to Rick Burleson
Matchup Details for Rick Burleson and Lary Sorensen
Stats that describe the matchup between Rick Burleson and Lary Sorensen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
45
Rick Burleson Career Plate Appearances
5717
Lary Sorensen Career Batters Faced
7385
In this matchup
40
Rick Burleson Career At Bats
5139
Lary Sorensen Career At Bats Pitched
6834
In this matchup
0.150
Rick Burleson Career Batting Average
0.273
Lary Sorensen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.287
In this matchup
1
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs
50
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed
147
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
0.025
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.010
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.167
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.036
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Rick Burleson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.105
Lary Sorensen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.258
In this matchup
0.128
Rick Burleson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Lary Sorensen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
In this matchup
1
Rick Burleson Career Hit By Pitch
28
Lary Sorensen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
34
In this matchup
0
Rick Burleson Career Intentional Walks
11
Lary Sorensen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
Rick Burleson Career Strikeouts
477
Lary Sorensen Career Strikeouts Thrown
569
In this matchup
45.000
Rick Burleson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.990
Lary Sorensen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
12.979
In this matchup
3.000
Rick Burleson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Lary Sorensen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.710
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Rick Burleson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Lary Sorensen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
Rick Burleson Career Sacrifice Hits
84
Lary Sorensen Career Sacrifice Hits
62
In this matchup
1
Rick Burleson Career Sacrifice Flies
46
Lary Sorensen Career Sacrifice Flies
56
In this matchup
4
Rick Burleson Career Ground into Double Play
138
Lary Sorensen Career Double Plays Enabled
175
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0