Bobby Cox vs. Sparky Lyle — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Cox is hitting 0.200 here, 11% below their career average, while Lyle's career opposing average is 0.250. Cox also posted an OPS of 0.629, close to the career mark of 0.619. Lyle has had the edge in strikeouts, with Cox going down once every 3.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.7 PA. No clear edge.
How Bobby Cox put the ball into play against Sparky Lyle
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sparky Lyle to Bobby Cox
Matchup Details for Bobby Cox and Sparky Lyle
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Cox and Sparky Lyle including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Bobby Cox Career Plate Appearances
719
Sparky Lyle Career Batters Faced
5794
In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Cox Career Batting Average
0.225
Sparky Lyle Career Opposing Batting Average
0.250
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Cox Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.014
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Cox Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.064
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.065
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Cox Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.071
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.096
In this matchup
0.333
Bobby Cox Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
Sparky Lyle Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Bobby Cox Career Hit By Pitch
6
Sparky Lyle Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Bobby Cox Career Intentional Walks
14
Sparky Lyle Career Intentional Walks Allowed
81
In this matchup
3.500
Bobby Cox Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.710
Sparky Lyle Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.637
In this matchup
1.000
Bobby Cox Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.600
Sparky Lyle Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Bobby Cox Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Sparky Lyle Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Bobby Cox Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Sparky Lyle Career Sacrifice Hits
83
In this matchup
0
Bobby Cox Career Sacrifice Flies
7
Sparky Lyle Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Bobby Cox Career Ground into Double Play
17
Sparky Lyle Career Double Plays Enabled
94
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0