Lou Gehrig vs. Dave Danforth — Matchup Analysis

Lou Gehrig has absolutely raked against Danforth. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Gehrig. Gehrig's production against Danforth has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.667, 54% above the career mark of 1.080, with a batting average of 0.333, 2% below their career average and above Danforth's career opposing average of 0.271. Despite striking out once every 8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 12.2 PA, Gehrig is still posting above-career production against Danforth. Edge: Gehrig.

How Lou Gehrig put the ball into play against Dave Danforth

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dave Danforth to Lou Gehrig

Matchup Details for Lou Gehrig and Dave Danforth

Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Gehrig and Dave Danforth including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Lou Gehrig Career Plate Appearances
9660
Dave Danforth Career Batters Faced
5055
In this matchup
6
Lou Gehrig Career At Bats
8001
Dave Danforth Career At Bats Pitched
4566
In this matchup
0.333
Lou Gehrig Career Batting Average
0.340
Dave Danforth Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
In this matchup
2
Lou Gehrig Career Hits
2721
Dave Danforth Career Hits Allowed
1235
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Singles
1531
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Doubles
534
In this matchup
1
Lou Gehrig Career Triples
163
In this matchup
1
Lou Gehrig Career Home Runs
493
Dave Danforth Career Home Runs Allowed
45

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
2
Lou Gehrig Career Extra Base Hits
1190
In this matchup
0.167
Lou Gehrig Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.062
Dave Danforth Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.010
In this matchup
0.500
Lou Gehrig Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.181
Dave Danforth Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.036

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
1.000
Lou Gehrig Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.624
Dave Danforth Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
7
Lou Gehrig Total Bases
5060
In this matchup
4
Lou Gehrig Career Times on Base
4274
In this matchup
0.500
Lou Gehrig Career On Base Percentage
0.447
In this matchup
1.167
Lou Gehrig Career Slugging Percentage
0.632
In this matchup
1.667
Lou Gehrig Career OPS
1.080
In this matchup
0.833
Lou Gehrig Career Isolated Power
0.292
In this matchup
0.517
Lou Gehrig Career Gross Production Average
0.359
In this matchup
0.250
Lou Gehrig Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.332
Dave Danforth Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
2
Lou Gehrig Career RBIs
1995
In this matchup
3.500
Lou Gehrig Career Runs Created
2207.870
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Hit By Pitch
45
Dave Danforth Career Batters Hit By Pitch
34

Outs

In this matchup
3
In this matchup
2
Lou Gehrig Career Walks
1508
Dave Danforth Career Walks Allowed
455
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Intentional Walks
0
Dave Danforth Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
1
Lou Gehrig Career Strikeouts
790
Dave Danforth Career Strikeouts Thrown
484
In this matchup
8.000
Lou Gehrig Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.230
Dave Danforth Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
10.444
In this matchup
2.000
Lou Gehrig Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.910
Dave Danforth Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.940

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Lou Gehrig Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.438
Dave Danforth Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334

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
Lou Gehrig Career Sacrifice Hits
106
Dave Danforth Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Dave Danforth Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Ground into Double Play
2
Dave Danforth Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0