Tony Gonzalez vs. Don Larsen — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Gonzalez is hitting 0.308 here, 8% above their career average, while Larsen's career opposing average is 0.242. Gonzalez also posted an OPS of 0.769, close to the career mark of 0.764. Larsen has had the edge in strikeouts, with Gonzalez going down once every 4.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Tony Gonzalez put the ball into play against Don Larsen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Larsen to Tony Gonzalez
Matchup Details for Tony Gonzalez and Don Larsen
Stats that describe the matchup between Tony Gonzalez and Don Larsen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Tony Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances
5793
Don Larsen Career Batters Faced
6708
In this matchup
0.308
Tony Gonzalez Career Batting Average
0.286
Don Larsen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.242
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs
103
Don Larsen Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Don Larsen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.069
Don Larsen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.146
Don Larsen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.400
Tony Gonzalez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
Don Larsen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Hit By Pitch
71
Don Larsen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Intentional Walks
63
Don Larsen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
35
In this matchup
3
Tony Gonzalez Career Strikeouts
706
Don Larsen Career Strikeouts Thrown
849
In this matchup
4.333
Tony Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.210
Don Larsen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.901
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.660
Don Larsen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.850
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.308
Tony Gonzalez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Don Larsen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.328
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
Tony Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Don Larsen Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Flies
40
Don Larsen Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Ground into Double Play
124
Don Larsen Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0