Ken Griffey vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Griffey in this matchup. Griffey's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.154, 81% below the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of just 0.077, 74% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Griffey striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.
How Ken Griffey put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Ken Griffey
Matchup Details for Ken Griffey and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between Ken Griffey and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Ken Griffey Career Plate Appearances
8048
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.077
Ken Griffey Career Batting Average
0.296
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
Ken Griffey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.169
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.083
Ken Griffey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Hit By Pitch
14
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Intentional Walks
51
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
Ken Griffey Career Strikeouts
898
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
14.000
Ken Griffey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.960
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.071
Ken Griffey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Ken Griffey Career Sacrifice Hits
31
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Sacrifice Flies
55
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Ground into Double Play
106
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0