Sam Hilliard vs. Merrill Kelly — Matchup Analysis
Merrill Kelly has completely neutralized Hilliard in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kelly. Hilliard's numbers against Kelly tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.222, 70% below the career mark of 0.735, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Kelly's career opposing average of 0.239. Even with Hilliard striking out less often than usual, once every 4.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 2.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kelly. Edge: Kelly.
How Sam Hilliard put the ball into play against Merrill Kelly
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Merrill Kelly to Sam Hilliard
Matchup Details for Sam Hilliard and Merrill Kelly
Stats that describe the matchup between Sam Hilliard and Merrill Kelly including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Sam Hilliard Career Plate Appearances
936
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced
4143
In this matchup
0.000
Sam Hilliard Career Batting Average
0.218
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
0
Sam Hilliard Career Home Runs
44
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
0.000
Sam Hilliard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.053
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Sam Hilliard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.243
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.143
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sam Hilliard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.137
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.000
Sam Hilliard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
Sam Hilliard Career Hit By Pitch
3
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Sam Hilliard Career Intentional Walks
4
Merrill Kelly Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
2
Sam Hilliard Career Strikeouts
321
Merrill Kelly Career Strikeouts Thrown
911
In this matchup
4.500
Sam Hilliard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
2.920
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.548
In this matchup
1.000
Sam Hilliard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.290
Merrill Kelly Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Sam Hilliard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.298
Merrill Kelly 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
Sam Hilliard Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Sam Hilliard Career Sacrifice Flies
4
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Sam Hilliard Career Ground into Double Play
8
Merrill Kelly Career Double Plays Enabled
76
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0