Wilmer Flores vs. Merrill Kelly — Matchup Analysis
Merrill Kelly has had the better of this matchup. Flores is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 14% below their career average and below Kelly's career opposing average of 0.239. Flores also posted an OPS of 0.683, modestly below the career mark of 0.745. Even with Flores striking out less often than usual, once every 9.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kelly. Slight edge: Kelly.
How Wilmer Flores put the ball into play against Merrill Kelly
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Merrill Kelly to Wilmer Flores
Matchup Details for Wilmer Flores and Merrill Kelly
Stats that describe the matchup between Wilmer Flores and Merrill Kelly including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Wilmer Flores Career Plate Appearances
4706
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced
4143
In this matchup
27
Wilmer Flores Career At Bats
4281
Merrill Kelly Career At Bats Pitched
3800
In this matchup
0.222
Wilmer Flores Career Batting Average
0.259
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
1
Wilmer Flores Career Home Runs
169
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
0.037
Wilmer Flores Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.167
Wilmer Flores Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.153
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.143
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Wilmer Flores Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.252
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.217
Wilmer Flores Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.269
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
Wilmer Flores Career Hit By Pitch
49
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Wilmer Flores Career Intentional Walks
10
Merrill Kelly Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
3
Wilmer Flores Career Strikeouts
671
Merrill Kelly Career Strikeouts Thrown
911
In this matchup
9.667
Wilmer Flores Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.010
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.548
In this matchup
0.667
Wilmer Flores Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.490
Merrill Kelly Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.276
Wilmer Flores Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Merrill Kelly Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
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
Wilmer Flores Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Wilmer Flores Career Sacrifice Flies
45
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
1
Wilmer Flores Career Ground into Double Play
114
Merrill Kelly Career Double Plays Enabled
76
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0