Bucky Dent vs. Nolan Ryan — Matchup Analysis
Nolan Ryan has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.214, 13% below their career average and above Ryan's career opposing average of 0.203, Dent's OPS of 0.563 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.618. Ryan has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Dent down once every 6 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 14.4 PA, and Dent has yet to take Ryan deep. Slight edge: Ryan.
How Bucky Dent put the ball into play against Nolan Ryan
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Nolan Ryan to Bucky Dent
Matchup Details for Bucky Dent and Nolan Ryan
Stats that describe the matchup between Bucky Dent and Nolan Ryan including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
66
Bucky Dent Career Plate Appearances
5025
Nolan Ryan Career Batters Faced
22575
In this matchup
0.214
Bucky Dent Career Batting Average
0.247
Nolan Ryan Career Opposing Batting Average
0.203
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
Nolan Ryan Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Bucky Dent Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.036
Nolan Ryan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bucky Dent Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.115
Nolan Ryan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.056
In this matchup
0.267
Bucky Dent Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.257
Nolan Ryan Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Bucky Dent Career Hit By Pitch
15
Nolan Ryan Career Batters Hit By Pitch
158
Outs
In this matchup
34
In this matchup
0
Bucky Dent Career Intentional Walks
9
Nolan Ryan Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
11
Bucky Dent Career Strikeouts
349
Nolan Ryan Career Strikeouts Thrown
5714
In this matchup
6.000
Bucky Dent Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.400
Nolan Ryan Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.951
In this matchup
0.727
Bucky Dent Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.940
Nolan Ryan Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.303
Bucky Dent Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.289
Nolan Ryan Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
2
Bucky Dent Career Sacrifice Hits
121
Nolan Ryan Career Sacrifice Hits
191
In this matchup
0
Bucky Dent Career Sacrifice Flies
49
Nolan Ryan Career Sacrifice Flies
140
In this matchup
1
Bucky Dent Career Ground into Double Play
79
Nolan Ryan Career Double Plays Enabled
263
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0