Rick Dempsey vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Dempsey in this matchup. Dempsey's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 50% below the career mark of 0.666, with a batting average of just 0.133, 43% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Dempsey striking out less often than usual, once every 16 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.
How Rick Dempsey put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Rick Dempsey
Matchup Details for Rick Dempsey and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between Rick Dempsey and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Rick Dempsey Career Plate Appearances
5407
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.133
Rick Dempsey Career Batting Average
0.233
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
Rick Dempsey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Dempsey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.088
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Dempsey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.130
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.143
Rick Dempsey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.256
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Rick Dempsey Career Hit By Pitch
18
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Rick Dempsey Career Intentional Walks
13
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
Rick Dempsey Career Strikeouts
736
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
16.000
Rick Dempsey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.350
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Dempsey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
Rick Dempsey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.314
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Rick Dempsey Career Sacrifice Hits
63
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Rick Dempsey Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
1
Rick Dempsey Career Ground into Double Play
131
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0