Rickey Henderson vs. Bert Blyleven — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Henderson is hitting 0.306 here, 10% above their career average, while Blyleven's career opposing average is 0.248. Henderson also posted an OPS of 0.893, close to the career mark of 0.820. Blyleven has had the edge in strikeouts, with Henderson going down once every 5.4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Rickey Henderson put the ball into play against Bert Blyleven
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bert Blyleven to Rickey Henderson
Matchup Details for Rickey Henderson and Bert Blyleven
Stats that describe the matchup between Rickey Henderson and Bert Blyleven including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
59
Rickey Henderson Career Plate Appearances
13346
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced
20491
In this matchup
49
Rickey Henderson Career At Bats
10961
Bert Blyleven Career At Bats Pitched
18717
In this matchup
0.306
Rickey Henderson Career Batting Average
0.279
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
1
Rickey Henderson Career Home Runs
297
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed
430
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
0.020
Rickey Henderson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.067
Rickey Henderson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.097
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.091
Rickey Henderson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.175
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.308
Rickey Henderson Career Gross Production Average
0.285
In this matchup
0.378
Rickey Henderson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
1
Rickey Henderson Career Hit By Pitch
98
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Hit By Pitch
155
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Rickey Henderson Career Intentional Walks
61
Bert Blyleven Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
11
Rickey Henderson Career Strikeouts
1694
Bert Blyleven Career Strikeouts Thrown
3701
In this matchup
5.364
Rickey Henderson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.880
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.537
In this matchup
0.818
Rickey Henderson Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.290
Bert Blyleven Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.407
Rickey Henderson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.398
Bert Blyleven Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
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
Rickey Henderson Career Sacrifice Hits
30
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Hits
176
In this matchup
0
Rickey Henderson Career Sacrifice Flies
67
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Flies
121
In this matchup
2
Rickey Henderson Career Ground into Double Play
172
Bert Blyleven Career Double Plays Enabled
338
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0