Denny Hocking vs. John Lackey — Matchup Analysis
John Lackey has completely neutralized Hocking in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Lackey. Hocking's numbers against Lackey tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.222, 66% below the career mark of 0.654, with a batting average of just 0.111, 56% below their career average and below Lackey's career opposing average of 0.262. Lackey has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Hocking down once every 4.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6 PA. Edge: Lackey.
How Denny Hocking put the ball into play against John Lackey
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Lackey to Denny Hocking
Matchup Details for Denny Hocking and John Lackey
Stats that describe the matchup between Denny Hocking and John Lackey including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Denny Hocking Career Plate Appearances
2632
John Lackey Career Batters Faced
12030
In this matchup
0.111
Denny Hocking Career Batting Average
0.251
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
0
Denny Hocking Career Home Runs
25
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed
319
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
Denny Hocking Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.011
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Denny Hocking Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.042
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.111
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Denny Hocking Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.057
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.139
In this matchup
0.143
Denny Hocking Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
In this matchup
0
Denny Hocking Career Hit By Pitch
7
John Lackey Career Batters Hit By Pitch
133
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Denny Hocking Career Intentional Walks
5
John Lackey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
2
Denny Hocking Career Strikeouts
442
John Lackey Career Strikeouts Thrown
2294
In this matchup
4.500
Denny Hocking Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.950
John Lackey Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.244
In this matchup
0.000
Denny Hocking Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.460
John Lackey Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Denny Hocking Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.304
John Lackey Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
Denny Hocking Career Sacrifice Hits
38
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Hits
72
In this matchup
0
Denny Hocking Career Sacrifice Flies
24
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Flies
72
In this matchup
0
Denny Hocking Career Ground into Double Play
43
John Lackey Career Double Plays Enabled
259
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0