Whitey Ford vs. Steve Barber — Matchup Analysis
Steve Barber has completely neutralized Ford in this matchup. Ford's numbers against Barber tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.205, 55% below the career mark of 0.457, with a batting average of just 0.071, 59% below their career average and below Barber's career opposing average of 0.240. Barber has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Ford down once every 2.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.4 PA, and Ford has yet to take Barber deep. Edge: Barber.
How Whitey Ford put the ball into play against Steve Barber
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Barber to Whitey Ford
Matchup Details for Whitey Ford and Steve Barber
Stats that describe the matchup between Whitey Ford and Steve Barber including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Whitey Ford Career Plate Appearances
1208
Steve Barber Career Batters Faced
8591
In this matchup
0.071
Whitey Ford Career Batting Average
0.173
Steve Barber Career Opposing Batting Average
0.240
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
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Steve Barber Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.017
Steve Barber Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Whitey Ford Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.013
Steve Barber Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.095
In this matchup
0.125
Whitey Ford Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.218
Steve Barber Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Whitey Ford Career Hit By Pitch
3
Steve Barber Career Batters Hit By Pitch
42
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Whitey Ford Career Intentional Walks
0
Steve Barber Career Intentional Walks Allowed
59
In this matchup
6
Whitey Ford Career Strikeouts
224
Steve Barber Career Strikeouts Thrown
1309
In this matchup
2.667
Whitey Ford Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.390
Steve Barber Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.563
In this matchup
0.167
Whitey Ford Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Steve Barber Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.730
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
Whitey Ford Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.240
Steve Barber Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.329
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
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Hits
65
Steve Barber Career Sacrifice Hits
24
In this matchup
0
Whitey Ford Career Sacrifice Flies
4
Steve Barber Career Sacrifice Flies
6
In this matchup
0
Whitey Ford Career Ground into Double Play
10
Steve Barber Career Double Plays Enabled
10
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0