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
0.333
Lou Gehrig Career Batting Average
0.340
Dave Danforth Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
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
0.167
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
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
0
Lou Gehrig Career Hit By Pitch
45
Dave Danforth Career Batters Hit By Pitch
34
Outs
In this matchup
3
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