Roberto Clemente vs. Bob Purkey — Matchup Analysis
Bob Purkey has completely neutralized Clemente in this matchup. Clemente's numbers against Purkey tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.477, 43% below the career mark of 0.834, with a batting average of just 0.195, 38% below their career average and below Purkey's career opposing average of 0.261. Even with Clemente striking out less often than usual, once every 10.4 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Purkey. Edge: Purkey.
How Roberto Clemente put the ball into play against Bob Purkey
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Purkey to Roberto Clemente
Matchup Details for Roberto Clemente and Bob Purkey
Stats that describe the matchup between Roberto Clemente and Bob Purkey including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
94
Roberto Clemente Career Plate Appearances
10212
Bob Purkey Career Batters Faced
8899
In this matchup
87
Roberto Clemente Career At Bats
9454
Bob Purkey Career At Bats Pitched
8318
In this matchup
0.195
Roberto Clemente Career Batting Average
0.317
Bob Purkey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
In this matchup
0
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs
240
Bob Purkey Career Home Runs Allowed
195
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
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Bob Purkey Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Bob Purkey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.195
Bob Purkey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.246
In this matchup
0.169
Roberto Clemente Career Gross Production Average
0.281
In this matchup
0.218
Roberto Clemente Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.343
Bob Purkey Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.269
In this matchup
1
Roberto Clemente Career Hit By Pitch
35
Bob Purkey Career Batters Hit By Pitch
71
Outs
In this matchup
62
In this matchup
0
Roberto Clemente Career Intentional Walks
167
Bob Purkey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
9
Roberto Clemente Career Strikeouts
1230
Bob Purkey Career Strikeouts Thrown
793
In this matchup
10.444
Roberto Clemente Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.300
Bob Purkey Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.222
In this matchup
0.556
Roberto Clemente Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Bob Purkey Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.234
Roberto Clemente Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.371
Bob Purkey Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
1
Roberto Clemente Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Bob Purkey Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Roberto Clemente Career Sacrifice Flies
66
Bob Purkey Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
2
Roberto Clemente Career Ground into Double Play
275
Bob Purkey Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0