Al Dark vs. Don Drysdale — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Dark is hitting 0.313 here, 8% above their career average, while Drysdale's career opposing average is 0.236. Dark also posted an OPS of 0.758, close to the career mark of 0.744. Drysdale has had the edge in strikeouts, with Dark going down once every 7.1 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 14.7 PA. No clear edge.
How Al Dark put the ball into play against Don Drysdale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Drysdale to Al Dark
Matchup Details for Al Dark and Don Drysdale
Stats that describe the matchup between Al Dark and Don Drysdale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
50
Al Dark Career Plate Appearances
7829
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced
14097
In this matchup
0.313
Al Dark Career Batting Average
0.289
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
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
0.021
Al Dark Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.067
Al Dark Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.143
Al Dark Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.236
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.341
Al Dark Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Al Dark Career Hit By Pitch
54
Don Drysdale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
154
Outs
In this matchup
27
In this matchup
0
Al Dark Career Intentional Walks
20
Don Drysdale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
123
In this matchup
7.143
Al Dark Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.660
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.671
In this matchup
0.143
Al Dark Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.810
Don Drysdale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.320
Al Dark Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Don Drysdale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
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
Al Dark Career Sacrifice Hits
95
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Al Dark Career Sacrifice Flies
31
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
2
Al Dark Career Ground into Double Play
134
Don Drysdale Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0