Denny Hocking vs. Mike Venafro — Matchup Analysis
Mike Venafro has completely neutralized Hocking in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Venafro. Hocking's numbers against Venafro tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.310, 53% below the career mark of 0.654, with a batting average of just 0.167, 34% below their career average and below Venafro's career opposing average of 0.274. Venafro has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Hocking down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6 PA. Edge: Venafro.
How Denny Hocking put the ball into play against Mike Venafro
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mike Venafro to Denny Hocking
Matchup Details for Denny Hocking and Mike Venafro
Stats that describe the matchup between Denny Hocking and Mike Venafro including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Denny Hocking Career Plate Appearances
2632
Mike Venafro Career Batters Faced
1107
In this matchup
0.167
Denny Hocking Career Batting Average
0.251
Mike Venafro Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
0
Denny Hocking Career Home Runs
25
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed
15
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
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Denny Hocking Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.042
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.057
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Denny Hocking Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.057
Mike Venafro Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.115
In this matchup
0.200
Denny Hocking Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Mike Venafro Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Denny Hocking Career Hit By Pitch
7
Mike Venafro Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Denny Hocking Career Intentional Walks
5
Mike Venafro Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
2
Denny Hocking Career Strikeouts
442
Mike Venafro Career Strikeouts Thrown
131
In this matchup
3.500
Denny Hocking Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.950
Mike Venafro Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.450
In this matchup
0.000
Denny Hocking Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.460
Mike Venafro Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Denny Hocking Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.304
Mike Venafro Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
Mike Venafro Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
1
Denny Hocking Career Sacrifice Flies
24
Mike Venafro Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
0
Denny Hocking Career Ground into Double Play
43
Mike Venafro Career Double Plays Enabled
37
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0