Rod Carew vs. Mike Kilkenny — Matchup Analysis
Mike Kilkenny has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 24% below their career average and above Kilkenny's career opposing average of 0.246, Carew's OPS of 0.607 is 26% below the career mark of 0.822. Even with Carew striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 10.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kilkenny. Edge: Kilkenny.
How Rod Carew put the ball into play against Mike Kilkenny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mike Kilkenny to Rod Carew
Matchup Details for Rod Carew and Mike Kilkenny
Stats that describe the matchup between Rod Carew and Mike Kilkenny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Rod Carew Career Plate Appearances
10550
Mike Kilkenny Career Batters Faced
1821
In this matchup
0.250
Rod Carew Career Batting Average
0.328
Mike Kilkenny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
Rod Carew Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.010
Mike Kilkenny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Rod Carew Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.030
Mike Kilkenny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rod Carew Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.089
Mike Kilkenny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.130
In this matchup
0.273
Rod Carew Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.359
Mike Kilkenny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Rod Carew Career Hit By Pitch
25
Mike Kilkenny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Rod Carew Career Intentional Walks
144
Mike Kilkenny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Rod Carew Career Strikeouts
1028
Mike Kilkenny Career Strikeouts Thrown
301
In this matchup
14.000
Rod Carew Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.260
Mike Kilkenny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.050
In this matchup
2.000
Rod Carew Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.990
Mike Kilkenny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.740
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.357
Rod Carew Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.400
Mike Kilkenny Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.340
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
Rod Carew Career Sacrifice Hits
128
Mike Kilkenny Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
0
Rod Carew Career Sacrifice Flies
64
Mike Kilkenny Career Sacrifice Flies
4
In this matchup
1
Rod Carew Career Ground into Double Play
216
Mike Kilkenny Career Double Plays Enabled
1
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0