Kelly Gruber vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Gruber is hitting 0.250 here, 3% below their career average, while Black's career opposing average is 0.253. Gruber also posted an OPS of 0.729, close to the career mark of 0.739. Black has had the edge in strikeouts, with Gruber going down once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.8 PA. No clear edge.

How Kelly Gruber put the ball into play against Buddy Black

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Kelly Gruber

Matchup Details for Kelly Gruber and Buddy Black

Stats that describe the matchup between Kelly Gruber and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
30
Kelly Gruber Career Plate Appearances
3442
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
28
Kelly Gruber Career At Bats
3159
Buddy Black Career At Bats Pitched
7822
In this matchup
0.250
Kelly Gruber Career Batting Average
0.259
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
7
Kelly Gruber Career Hits
818
Buddy Black Career Hits Allowed
1978
In this matchup
4
Kelly Gruber Career Singles
529
In this matchup
2
Kelly Gruber Career Doubles
148
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Triples
24
In this matchup
1
Kelly Gruber Career Home Runs
117
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed
217

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
3
Kelly Gruber Career Extra Base Hits
289
In this matchup
0.036
Kelly Gruber Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.143
Kelly Gruber Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.167
Kelly Gruber Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.232
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
12
Kelly Gruber Total Bases
1365
In this matchup
9
Kelly Gruber Career Times on Base
1051
In this matchup
0.300
Kelly Gruber Career On Base Percentage
0.307
In this matchup
0.429
Kelly Gruber Career Slugging Percentage
0.432
In this matchup
0.729
Kelly Gruber Career OPS
0.739
In this matchup
0.179
Kelly Gruber Career Isolated Power
0.173
In this matchup
0.242
Kelly Gruber Career Gross Production Average
0.246
In this matchup
0.286
Kelly Gruber Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
3
Kelly Gruber Career RBIs
443
In this matchup
3.600
Kelly Gruber Career Runs Created
419.860
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Hit By Pitch
36
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49

Outs

In this matchup
14
In this matchup
2
Kelly Gruber Career Walks
197
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed
623
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Intentional Walks
13
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
6
Kelly Gruber Career Strikeouts
504
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
5.000
Kelly Gruber Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.830
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
0.333
Kelly Gruber Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.300
Kelly Gruber Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.299
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
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Kelly Gruber Career Sacrifice Flies
35
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
2
Kelly Gruber Career Ground into Double Play
86
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0