Mike Heath vs. Jim Abbott — Matchup Analysis

Jim Abbott has kept Heath in check relative to their career standard. With only 7 plate appearances this is early evidence, but it leans Abbott. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.571 sits 14% below where Heath typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Abbott has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Heath down once every 3.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7.4 PA. Slight edge: Abbott. Context matters here.

How Mike Heath put the ball into play against Jim Abbott

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Abbott to Mike Heath

Matchup Details for Mike Heath and Jim Abbott

Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Heath and Jim Abbott including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Mike Heath Career Plate Appearances
4585
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced
7211
In this matchup
7
Mike Heath Career At Bats
4212
Jim Abbott Career At Bats Pitched
6442
In this matchup
0.286
Mike Heath Career Batting Average
0.252
Jim Abbott Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
In this matchup
2
Mike Heath Career Hits
1061
Jim Abbott Career Hits Allowed
1779
In this matchup
2
Mike Heath Career Singles
775
In this matchup
0
Mike Heath Career Doubles
173
In this matchup
0
Mike Heath Career Triples
27
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0
Mike Heath Career Home Runs
86
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed
154

Grand Slams

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0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
0
Mike Heath Career Extra Base Hits
286
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Heath Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
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0.000
Mike Heath Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.081
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.087

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Mike Heath Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.173
In this matchup
2
Mike Heath Total Bases
1546
In this matchup
2
Mike Heath Career Times on Base
1361
In this matchup
0.286
Mike Heath Career On Base Percentage
0.300
In this matchup
0.286
Mike Heath Career Slugging Percentage
0.367
In this matchup
0.571
Mike Heath Career OPS
0.667
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Heath Career Isolated Power
0.115
In this matchup
0.200
Mike Heath Career Gross Production Average
0.227
In this matchup
0.400
Mike Heath Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
Jim Abbott Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Mike Heath Career RBIs
469
In this matchup
0.571
Mike Heath Career Runs Created
468.320
In this matchup
0
Mike Heath Career Hit By Pitch
22
Jim Abbott Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32

Outs

In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Mike Heath Career Walks
278
Jim Abbott Career Walks Allowed
620
In this matchup
0
Mike Heath Career Intentional Walks
24
Jim Abbott Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
2
Mike Heath Career Strikeouts
616
Jim Abbott Career Strikeouts Thrown
888
In this matchup
3.500
Mike Heath Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.440
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.120
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Heath Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Jim Abbott Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.700

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.286
Mike Heath Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.297
Jim Abbott Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Mike Heath Career Sacrifice Hits
41
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Hits
70
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0
Mike Heath Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Mike Heath Career Ground into Double Play
121
Jim Abbott Career Double Plays Enabled
200

Ground into Triple Play

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0