Kirk Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Gibson is hitting 0.263 here, 2% below their career average, while Ryan's career opposing average is 0.203. Gibson also posted an OPS of 0.837, close to the career mark of 0.815. Ryan has had the edge in strikeouts, with Gibson going down once every 3.8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.2 PA. No clear edge.

How Kirk Gibson put the ball into play against Nolan Ryan

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Nolan Ryan to Kirk Gibson

Matchup Details for Kirk Gibson and Nolan Ryan

Stats that describe the matchup between Kirk Gibson and Nolan Ryan including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Kirk Gibson Career Plate Appearances
6656
Nolan Ryan Career Batters Faced
22575
In this matchup
19
Kirk Gibson Career At Bats
5798
Nolan Ryan Career At Bats Pitched
19291
In this matchup
0.263
Kirk Gibson Career Batting Average
0.268
Nolan Ryan Career Opposing Batting Average
0.203
In this matchup
5
Kirk Gibson Career Hits
1553
Nolan Ryan Career Hits Allowed
3923
In this matchup
3
Kirk Gibson Career Singles
984
In this matchup
1
Kirk Gibson Career Doubles
260
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Triples
54
In this matchup
1
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs
255
Nolan Ryan Career Home Runs Allowed
321

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
Kirk Gibson Career Extra Base Hits
569
In this matchup
0.053
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
Nolan Ryan Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.200
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.164
Nolan Ryan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.167
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.198
Nolan Ryan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.056
In this matchup
9
Kirk Gibson Total Bases
2686
In this matchup
8
Kirk Gibson Career Times on Base
2332
In this matchup
0.364
Kirk Gibson Career On Base Percentage
0.352
In this matchup
0.474
Kirk Gibson Career Slugging Percentage
0.463
In this matchup
0.837
Kirk Gibson Career OPS
0.815
In this matchup
0.211
Kirk Gibson Career Isolated Power
0.195
In this matchup
0.282
Kirk Gibson Career Gross Production Average
0.274
In this matchup
0.333
Kirk Gibson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Nolan Ryan Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
2
Kirk Gibson Career RBIs
870
In this matchup
3.273
Kirk Gibson Career Runs Created
1006.120
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Hit By Pitch
61
Nolan Ryan Career Batters Hit By Pitch
158

Outs

In this matchup
9
In this matchup
3
Kirk Gibson Career Walks
718
Nolan Ryan Career Walks Allowed
2795
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Intentional Walks
72
Nolan Ryan Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
6
Kirk Gibson Career Strikeouts
1285
Nolan Ryan Career Strikeouts Thrown
5714
In this matchup
3.833
Kirk Gibson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.180
Nolan Ryan Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.951
In this matchup
0.500
Kirk Gibson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Nolan Ryan Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.348
Kirk Gibson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.352
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
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Kirk Gibson Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Nolan Ryan Career Sacrifice Hits
191
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Sacrifice Flies
56
Nolan Ryan Career Sacrifice Flies
140
In this matchup
1
Kirk Gibson Career Ground into Double Play
72
Nolan Ryan Career Double Plays Enabled
263

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0