Bucky Dent vs. Steve Busby — Matchup Analysis
Steve Busby has completely neutralized Dent in this matchup. Dent's numbers against Busby tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.382, 38% below the career mark of 0.618, with a batting average of just 0.100, 60% below their career average and below Busby's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Dent striking out less often than usual, once every 23 PA versus a career rate of once every 14.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Busby. Edge: Busby.
How Bucky Dent put the ball into play against Steve Busby
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Busby to Bucky Dent
Matchup Details for Bucky Dent and Steve Busby
Stats that describe the matchup between Bucky Dent and Steve Busby including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Bucky Dent Career Plate Appearances
5025
Steve Busby Career Batters Faced
4505
In this matchup
0.100
Bucky Dent Career Batting Average
0.247
Steve Busby 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
Bucky Dent Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.009
Steve Busby Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Bucky Dent Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.036
Steve Busby Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.073
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bucky Dent Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.115
Steve Busby Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.105
Bucky Dent Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.257
Steve Busby Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
1
Bucky Dent Career Hit By Pitch
15
Steve Busby Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Bucky Dent Career Intentional Walks
9
Steve Busby Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
1
Bucky Dent Career Strikeouts
349
Steve Busby Career Strikeouts Thrown
659
In this matchup
23.000
Bucky Dent Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.400
Steve Busby Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.836
In this matchup
1.000
Bucky Dent Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.940
Steve Busby Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.130
Bucky Dent Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.289
Steve Busby Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324
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
Bucky Dent Career Sacrifice Hits
121
Steve Busby Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Bucky Dent Career Sacrifice Flies
49
Steve Busby Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
1
Bucky Dent Career Ground into Double Play
79
Steve Busby Career Double Plays Enabled
75
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0