Mel Clark vs. Johnny Podres — Matchup Analysis

Mel Clark has absolutely raked against Podres. Clark's production against Podres has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.063, 52% above the career mark of 0.699, with a batting average of 0.375, 35% above their career average and above Podres's career opposing average of 0.254. Despite striking out once every 8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 11.6 PA, Clark is still posting above-career production against Podres. Edge: Clark.

How Mel Clark put the ball into play against Johnny Podres

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Johnny Podres to Mel Clark

Matchup Details for Mel Clark and Johnny Podres

Stats that describe the matchup between Mel Clark and Johnny Podres including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Mel Clark Career Plate Appearances
708
Johnny Podres Career Batters Faced
9571
In this matchup
16
Mel Clark Career At Bats
656
Johnny Podres Career At Bats Pitched
8800
In this matchup
0.375
Mel Clark Career Batting Average
0.277
Johnny Podres Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
6
Mel Clark Career Hits
182
Johnny Podres Career Hits Allowed
2239
In this matchup
2
Mel Clark Career Singles
135
In this matchup
3
Mel Clark Career Doubles
29
In this matchup
1
Mel Clark Career Triples
15
In this matchup
0
Mel Clark Career Home Runs
3
Johnny Podres Career Home Runs Allowed
242

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
4
Mel Clark Career Extra Base Hits
47
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Clark Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.005
Johnny Podres Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Clark Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.017
Johnny Podres Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.108

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Mel Clark Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.049
Johnny Podres Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.169
In this matchup
11
Mel Clark Total Bases
250
In this matchup
6
Mel Clark Career Times on Base
221
In this matchup
0.375
Mel Clark Career On Base Percentage
0.318
In this matchup
0.688
Mel Clark Career Slugging Percentage
0.381
In this matchup
1.063
Mel Clark Career OPS
0.699
In this matchup
0.313
Mel Clark Career Isolated Power
0.104
In this matchup
0.341
Mel Clark Career Gross Production Average
0.238
In this matchup
0.429
Mel Clark Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Johnny Podres Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
In this matchup
1
Mel Clark Career RBIs
63
In this matchup
4.125
Mel Clark Career Runs Created
78.050
In this matchup
0
Mel Clark Career Hit By Pitch
2
Johnny Podres Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28

Outs

In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Mel Clark Career Walks
37
Johnny Podres Career Walks Allowed
743
In this matchup
0
Mel Clark Career Intentional Walks
0
Johnny Podres Career Intentional Walks Allowed
70
In this matchup
2
Mel Clark Career Strikeouts
61
Johnny Podres Career Strikeouts Thrown
1435
In this matchup
8.000
Mel Clark Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.610
Johnny Podres Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.670
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Clark Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.610
Johnny Podres Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.375
Mel Clark Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Johnny Podres Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319

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
Mel Clark Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Johnny Podres Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Mel Clark Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Johnny Podres Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Mel Clark Career Ground into Double Play
30
Johnny Podres Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0