Al Dark vs. Warren Spahn — Matchup Analysis

Warren Spahn has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.256, 11% below their career average and above Spahn's career opposing average of 0.241, Dark's OPS of 0.661 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.744. Even with Dark striking out less often than usual, once every 17.4 PA versus a career rate of once every 14.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Spahn. Slight edge: Spahn.

How Al Dark put the ball into play against Warren Spahn

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Warren Spahn to Al Dark

Matchup Details for Al Dark and Warren Spahn

Stats that describe the matchup between Al Dark and Warren Spahn including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
209
Al Dark Career Plate Appearances
7829
Warren Spahn Career Batters Faced
21547
In this matchup
199
Al Dark Career At Bats
7219
Warren Spahn Career At Bats Pitched
20071
In this matchup
0.256
Al Dark Career Batting Average
0.289
Warren Spahn Career Opposing Batting Average
0.241
In this matchup
51
Al Dark Career Hits
2089
Warren Spahn Career Hits Allowed
4830
In this matchup
36
Al Dark Career Singles
1533
In this matchup
10
Al Dark Career Doubles
358
In this matchup
1
Al Dark Career Triples
72
In this matchup
4
Al Dark Career Home Runs
126
Warren Spahn Career Home Runs Allowed
434

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
15
Al Dark Career Extra Base Hits
556
In this matchup
0.020
Al Dark Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Warren Spahn Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.078
Al Dark Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Warren Spahn Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
Al Dark Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.236
Warren Spahn Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.168
In this matchup
75
Al Dark Total Bases
2969
In this matchup
59
Al Dark Career Times on Base
2573
In this matchup
0.284
Al Dark Career On Base Percentage
0.333
In this matchup
0.377
Al Dark Career Slugging Percentage
0.411
In this matchup
0.661
Al Dark Career OPS
0.744
In this matchup
0.121
Al Dark Career Isolated Power
0.122
In this matchup
0.222
Al Dark Career Gross Production Average
0.253
In this matchup
0.255
Al Dark Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Warren Spahn Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.258
In this matchup
16
Al Dark Career RBIs
757
In this matchup
21.377
Al Dark Career Runs Created
1048.040
In this matchup
0
Al Dark Career Hit By Pitch
54
Warren Spahn Career Batters Hit By Pitch
42

Outs

In this matchup
137
In this matchup
6
Al Dark Career Walks
430
Warren Spahn Career Walks Allowed
1434
In this matchup
2
Al Dark Career Intentional Walks
20
Warren Spahn Career Intentional Walks Allowed
60
In this matchup
12
Al Dark Career Strikeouts
534
Warren Spahn Career Strikeouts Thrown
2583
In this matchup
17.417
Al Dark Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.660
Warren Spahn Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.342
In this matchup
0.667
Al Dark Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.810
Warren Spahn Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.282
Al Dark Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Warren Spahn Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.293

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
3
Al Dark Career Sacrifice Hits
95
Warren Spahn Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Al Dark Career Sacrifice Flies
31
Warren Spahn Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
3
Al Dark Career Ground into Double Play
134
Warren Spahn Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0