Lou Clinton vs. Jim Merritt — Matchup Analysis
Lou Clinton has held their own against Merritt. Despite a batting average of 0.250, 1% above their career average and below Merritt's career opposing average of 0.254, Clinton's OPS of 0.833 sits modestly above the career mark of 0.726. Despite striking out once every 2.4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.7 PA, Clinton is still posting above-career production against Merritt. Slight edge: Clinton.
How Lou Clinton put the ball into play against Jim Merritt
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Merritt to Lou Clinton
Matchup Details for Lou Clinton and Jim Merritt
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Clinton and Jim Merritt including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Lou Clinton Career Plate Appearances
2379
Jim Merritt Career Batters Faced
6168
In this matchup
0.250
Lou Clinton Career Batting Average
0.247
Jim Merritt Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
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
0.083
Lou Clinton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.333
Lou Clinton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.122
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.200
Lou Clinton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.156
Jim Merritt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.172
In this matchup
0.333
Lou Clinton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Jim Merritt Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Lou Clinton Career Hit By Pitch
7
Jim Merritt Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Lou Clinton Career Intentional Walks
14
Jim Merritt Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
5
Lou Clinton Career Strikeouts
418
Jim Merritt Career Strikeouts Thrown
932
In this matchup
2.400
Lou Clinton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.690
Jim Merritt Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.618
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Clinton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Jim Merritt Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Lou Clinton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Jim Merritt Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
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
Lou Clinton Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Jim Merritt Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Lou Clinton Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Jim Merritt Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Lou Clinton Career Ground into Double Play
54
Jim Merritt Career Double Plays Enabled
17
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0