David Howard vs. Orel Hershiser — Matchup Analysis
Orel Hershiser has completely neutralized Howard in this matchup. Howard's numbers against Hershiser tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.350, 41% below the career mark of 0.595, with a batting average of just 0.100, 56% below their career average and below Hershiser's career opposing average of 0.249. Even with Howard striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Hershiser. Edge: Hershiser.
How David Howard put the ball into play against Orel Hershiser
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Orel Hershiser to David Howard
Matchup Details for David Howard and Orel Hershiser
Stats that describe the matchup between David Howard and Orel Hershiser including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
David Howard Career Plate Appearances
1795
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced
13150
In this matchup
10
David Howard Career At Bats
1583
Orel Hershiser Career At Bats Pitched
11829
In this matchup
0.100
David Howard Career Batting Average
0.229
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
David Howard Career Home Runs
11
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed
235
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
David Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.007
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
David Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.030
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
David Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.035
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.111
David Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
David Howard Career Hit By Pitch
9
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Hit By Pitch
117
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
David Howard Career Intentional Walks
7
Orel Hershiser Career Intentional Walks Allowed
108
In this matchup
1
David Howard Career Strikeouts
311
Orel Hershiser Career Strikeouts Thrown
2014
In this matchup
12.000
David Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.770
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.529
In this matchup
2.000
David Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Orel Hershiser Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
David Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.282
Orel Hershiser 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
David Howard Career Sacrifice Hits
51
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Hits
124
In this matchup
0
David Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
0
David Howard Career Ground into Double Play
21
Orel Hershiser Career Double Plays Enabled
314
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0