Tony Clark vs. Elmer Dessens — Matchup Analysis
Elmer Dessens has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Dessens. Clark is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 5% below their career average and below Dessens's career opposing average of 0.283. Clark also posted an OPS of 0.650, well below the career mark of 0.824. Even with Clark striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Dessens. Edge: Dessens.
How Tony Clark put the ball into play against Elmer Dessens
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Elmer Dessens to Tony Clark
Matchup Details for Tony Clark and Elmer Dessens
Stats that describe the matchup between Tony Clark and Elmer Dessens including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Tony Clark Career Plate Appearances
5120
Elmer Dessens Career Batters Faced
5062
In this matchup
0.250
Tony Clark Career Batting Average
0.262
Elmer Dessens Career Opposing Batting Average
0.283
In this matchup
0
Tony Clark Career Home Runs
251
Elmer Dessens Career Home Runs Allowed
145
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
Tony Clark Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.055
Elmer Dessens Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Clark Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.211
Elmer Dessens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.112
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Clark Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.208
Elmer Dessens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.333
Tony Clark Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Elmer Dessens Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Tony Clark Career Hit By Pitch
21
Elmer Dessens Career Batters Hit By Pitch
24
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Tony Clark Career Intentional Walks
55
Elmer Dessens Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
1
Tony Clark Career Strikeouts
1209
Elmer Dessens Career Strikeouts Thrown
693
In this matchup
5.000
Tony Clark Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.230
Elmer Dessens Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.304
In this matchup
1.000
Tony Clark Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Elmer Dessens Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Tony Clark Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Elmer Dessens Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
Tony Clark Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Elmer Dessens Career Sacrifice Hits
59
In this matchup
0
Tony Clark Career Sacrifice Flies
40
Elmer Dessens Career Sacrifice Flies
35
In this matchup
0
Tony Clark Career Ground into Double Play
133
Elmer Dessens Career Double Plays Enabled
112
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0