Tony Gonzalez vs. Jim Palmer — Matchup Analysis
Jim Palmer has completely neutralized Gonzalez in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Palmer. Gonzalez's numbers against Palmer tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 63% below the career mark of 0.764, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Palmer's career opposing average of 0.230. Palmer has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Gonzalez down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.2 PA. Edge: Palmer.
How Tony Gonzalez put the ball into play against Jim Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Palmer to Tony Gonzalez
Matchup Details for Tony Gonzalez and Jim Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Tony Gonzalez and Jim Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Tony Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances
5793
Jim Palmer Career Batters Faced
16114
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Batting Average
0.286
Jim Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs
103
Jim Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed
303
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
Jim Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.069
Jim Palmer 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
Jim Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.137
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
Jim Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.253
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Hit By Pitch
71
Jim Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Intentional Walks
63
Jim Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
2
Tony Gonzalez Career Strikeouts
706
Jim Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
2212
In this matchup
3.500
Tony Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.210
Jim Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.285
In this matchup
1.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.660
Jim Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Tony Gonzalez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Jim Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.291
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
Jim Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
115
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Flies
40
Jim Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
75
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Ground into Double Play
124
Jim Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
195
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0