Jeff Heath vs. Red Ruffing — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Heath is hitting 0.277 here, 5% below their career average, while Ruffing's career opposing average is 0.252. Heath also posted an OPS of 0.840, close to the career mark of 0.879. Heath has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 9.9 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.3 PA. No clear edge.
How Jeff Heath put the ball into play against Red Ruffing
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Red Ruffing to Jeff Heath
Matchup Details for Jeff Heath and Red Ruffing
Stats that describe the matchup between Jeff Heath and Red Ruffing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
69
Jeff Heath Career Plate Appearances
5560
Red Ruffing Career Batters Faced
18579
In this matchup
0.277
Jeff Heath Career Batting Average
0.293
Red Ruffing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
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
0.031
Jeff Heath Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Red Ruffing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.111
Jeff Heath Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.134
Red Ruffing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.059
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.286
Jeff Heath Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.290
Red Ruffing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.128
In this matchup
0.286
Jeff Heath Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Red Ruffing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
In this matchup
0
Jeff Heath Career Hit By Pitch
10
Red Ruffing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
58
Outs
In this matchup
39
In this matchup
3
Jeff Heath Career Intentional Walks
0
Red Ruffing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
7
Jeff Heath Career Strikeouts
670
Red Ruffing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1987
In this matchup
9.857
Jeff Heath Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.300
Red Ruffing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.350
In this matchup
1.000
Jeff Heath Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.890
Red Ruffing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.780
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.362
Jeff Heath Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.367
Red Ruffing Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
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
Jeff Heath Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Red Ruffing Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Jeff Heath Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Red Ruffing Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Jeff Heath Career Ground into Double Play
59
Red Ruffing Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0