Tony Gonzalez vs. Steve Renko — Matchup Analysis
Steve Renko has had the better of this matchup. Gonzalez is hitting just 0.231 in this matchup, 19% below their career average and below Renko's career opposing average of 0.256. Gonzalez also posted an OPS of 0.692, modestly below the career mark of 0.764. Even with Gonzalez striking out less often than usual, once every 13 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Renko. Slight edge: Renko.
How Tony Gonzalez put the ball into play against Steve Renko
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Renko to Tony Gonzalez
Matchup Details for Tony Gonzalez and Steve Renko
Stats that describe the matchup between Tony Gonzalez and Steve Renko including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Tony Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances
5793
Steve Renko Career Batters Faced
10704
In this matchup
0.231
Tony Gonzalez Career Batting Average
0.286
Steve Renko Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
1
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs
103
Steve Renko Career Home Runs Allowed
248
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
0.077
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Steve Renko Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.333
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.069
Steve Renko Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.146
Steve Renko Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.170
In this matchup
0.182
Tony Gonzalez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
Steve Renko Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Hit By Pitch
71
Steve Renko Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Intentional Walks
63
Steve Renko Career Intentional Walks Allowed
86
In this matchup
1
Tony Gonzalez Career Strikeouts
706
Steve Renko Career Strikeouts Thrown
1455
In this matchup
13.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.210
Steve Renko Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.357
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.660
Steve Renko Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.690
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.231
Tony Gonzalez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Steve Renko Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.330
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
Steve Renko Career Sacrifice Hits
81
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Flies
40
Steve Renko Career Sacrifice Flies
66
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Ground into Double Play
124
Steve Renko Career Double Plays Enabled
107
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0