Ken Griffey vs. Bob Gibson — Matchup Analysis
Bob Gibson has completely neutralized Griffey in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Gibson. Griffey's numbers against Gibson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.450, 43% below the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of just 0.250, 16% below their career average and above Gibson's career opposing average of 0.243. Edge: Gibson.
How Ken Griffey put the ball into play against Bob Gibson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Gibson to Ken Griffey
Matchup Details for Ken Griffey and Bob Gibson
Stats that describe the matchup between Ken Griffey and Bob Gibson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Ken Griffey Career Plate Appearances
8048
Bob Gibson Career Batters Faced
1188
In this matchup
0.250
Ken Griffey Career Batting Average
0.296
Bob Gibson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
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
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.169
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.175
In this matchup
0.200
Ken Griffey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
Bob Gibson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Hit By Pitch
14
Bob Gibson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
2
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Intentional Walks
51
Bob Gibson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Strikeouts
898
Bob Gibson Career Strikeouts Thrown
166
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.960
Bob Gibson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.157
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Bob Gibson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.000
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Ken Griffey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
Bob Gibson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.349
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
Ken Griffey Career Sacrifice Hits
31
Bob Gibson Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
1
Ken Griffey Career Sacrifice Flies
55
Bob Gibson Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Ground into Double Play
106
Bob Gibson Career Double Plays Enabled
22
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0