Keith Hernandez vs. Ed Whitson — Matchup Analysis
Ed Whitson has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.270, 9% below their career average and above Whitson's career opposing average of 0.261, Hernandez's OPS of 0.742 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.821. Even with Hernandez striking out less often than usual, once every 14.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Whitson. Slight edge: Whitson.
How Keith Hernandez put the ball into play against Ed Whitson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ed Whitson to Keith Hernandez
Matchup Details for Keith Hernandez and Ed Whitson
Stats that describe the matchup between Keith Hernandez and Ed Whitson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
44
Keith Hernandez Career Plate Appearances
8553
Ed Whitson Career Batters Faced
9479
In this matchup
0.270
Keith Hernandez Career Batting Average
0.296
Ed Whitson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
In this matchup
1
Keith Hernandez Career Home Runs
162
Ed Whitson Career Home Runs Allowed
211
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
0.027
Keith Hernandez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Ed Whitson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.100
Keith Hernandez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.074
Ed Whitson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Keith Hernandez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
Ed Whitson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.167
In this matchup
0.265
Keith Hernandez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
Ed Whitson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Keith Hernandez Career Hit By Pitch
32
Ed Whitson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
29
Outs
In this matchup
24
In this matchup
0
Keith Hernandez Career Intentional Walks
130
Ed Whitson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
54
In this matchup
3
Keith Hernandez Career Strikeouts
1012
Ed Whitson Career Strikeouts Thrown
1266
In this matchup
14.667
Keith Hernandez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.450
Ed Whitson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.487
In this matchup
2.000
Keith Hernandez Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.060
Ed Whitson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.364
Keith Hernandez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.395
Ed Whitson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316
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
Keith Hernandez Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Ed Whitson Career Sacrifice Hits
101
In this matchup
1
Keith Hernandez Career Sacrifice Flies
71
Ed Whitson Career Sacrifice Flies
78
In this matchup
1
Keith Hernandez Career Ground into Double Play
161
Ed Whitson Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0