Luis Gonzalez vs. Rick Helling — Matchup Analysis
Rick Helling has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.263, 7% below their career average and above Helling's career opposing average of 0.263, Gonzalez's OPS of 0.732 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.846. Even with Gonzalez striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Helling. Slight edge: Helling.
How Luis Gonzalez put the ball into play against Rick Helling
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rick Helling to Luis Gonzalez
Matchup Details for Luis Gonzalez and Rick Helling
Stats that describe the matchup between Luis Gonzalez and Rick Helling including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Luis Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances
10531
Rick Helling Career Batters Faced
6564
In this matchup
0.263
Luis Gonzalez Career Batting Average
0.283
Rick Helling Career Opposing Batting Average
0.263
In this matchup
0
Luis Gonzalez Career Home Runs
354
Rick Helling Career Home Runs Allowed
247
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
Luis Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Rick Helling Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.042
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.137
Rick Helling Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.160
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Luis Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.291
Rick Helling Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.233
In this matchup
0.294
Luis Gonzalez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
Rick Helling Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
In this matchup
0
Luis Gonzalez Career Hit By Pitch
111
Rick Helling Career Batters Hit By Pitch
48
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Luis Gonzalez Career Intentional Walks
150
Rick Helling Career Intentional Walks Allowed
24
In this matchup
2
Luis Gonzalez Career Strikeouts
1218
Rick Helling Career Strikeouts Thrown
1058
In this matchup
11.000
Luis Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.650
Rick Helling Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.204
In this matchup
1.500
Luis Gonzalez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.950
Rick Helling Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.530
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.364
Luis Gonzalez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
Rick Helling Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324
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
Luis Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Rick Helling Career Sacrifice Hits
37
In this matchup
0
Luis Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Flies
98
Rick Helling Career Sacrifice Flies
62
In this matchup
0
Luis Gonzalez Career Ground into Double Play
212
Rick Helling Career Double Plays Enabled
103
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0