Steve Carlton vs. Bert Blyleven — Matchup Analysis
Bert Blyleven has completely neutralized Carlton in this matchup. Carlton's numbers against Blyleven tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.300, 38% below the career mark of 0.482, with a batting average of just 0.133, 34% below their career average and below Blyleven's career opposing average of 0.248. Even with Carlton striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Blyleven. Edge: Blyleven.
How Steve Carlton put the ball into play against Bert Blyleven
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bert Blyleven to Steve Carlton
Matchup Details for Steve Carlton and Bert Blyleven
Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Carlton and Bert Blyleven including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Steve Carlton Career Plate Appearances
1877
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced
20491
In this matchup
15
Steve Carlton Career At Bats
1719
Bert Blyleven Career At Bats Pitched
18717
In this matchup
0.133
Steve Carlton Career Batting Average
0.201
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
0
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs
13
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed
430
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
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.008
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.038
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Carlton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.031
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.133
Steve Carlton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
1
Steve Carlton Career Hit By Pitch
10
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Hit By Pitch
155
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Steve Carlton Career Intentional Walks
0
Bert Blyleven Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
2
Steve Carlton Career Strikeouts
413
Bert Blyleven Career Strikeouts Thrown
3701
In this matchup
9.000
Steve Carlton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.540
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.537
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Carlton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.100
Bert Blyleven Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Steve Carlton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.206
Bert Blyleven Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
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
Steve Carlton Career Sacrifice Hits
94
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Hits
176
In this matchup
2
Steve Carlton Career Sacrifice Flies
13
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Flies
121
In this matchup
0
Steve Carlton Career Ground into Double Play
33
Bert Blyleven Career Double Plays Enabled
338
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0