Hal Irelan vs. Bill James — Matchup Analysis

Hal Irelan has absolutely raked against James. Irelan's production against James has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.853, 36% above the career mark of 0.629, with a batting average of 0.214, 9% below their career average and below James's career opposing average of 0.235. Irelan has made good contact too, striking out once every 17 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 8.6 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Irelan.

How Hal Irelan put the ball into play against Bill James

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bill James to Hal Irelan

Matchup Details for Hal Irelan and Bill James

Stats that describe the matchup between Hal Irelan and Bill James including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Hal Irelan Career Plate Appearances
190
Bill James Career Batters Faced
2217
In this matchup
14
Hal Irelan Career At Bats
165
Bill James Career At Bats Pitched
1996
In this matchup
0.214
Hal Irelan Career Batting Average
0.236
Bill James Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
In this matchup
3
Hal Irelan Career Hits
39
Bill James Career Hits Allowed
469
In this matchup
1
Hal Irelan Career Singles
30
In this matchup
1
Hal Irelan Career Doubles
8
In this matchup
0
Hal Irelan Career Triples
0
In this matchup
1
Hal Irelan Career Home Runs
1
Bill James Career Home Runs Allowed
14

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
2
Hal Irelan Career Extra Base Hits
9
In this matchup
0.071
Hal Irelan Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Bill James Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.007
In this matchup
0.333
Hal Irelan Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.026
Bill James Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.030

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
1.000
Hal Irelan Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.045
Bill James Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.055
In this matchup
7
Hal Irelan Total Bases
50
In this matchup
6
Hal Irelan Career Times on Base
61
In this matchup
0.353
Hal Irelan Career On Base Percentage
0.326
In this matchup
0.500
Hal Irelan Career Slugging Percentage
0.303
In this matchup
0.853
Hal Irelan Career OPS
0.629
In this matchup
0.286
Hal Irelan Career Isolated Power
0.067
In this matchup
0.284
Hal Irelan Career Gross Production Average
0.223
In this matchup
0.167
Hal Irelan Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
Bill James Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
In this matchup
2
Hal Irelan Career RBIs
16
In this matchup
2.188
Hal Irelan Career Runs Created
20.440
In this matchup
1
Hal Irelan Career Hit By Pitch
1
Bill James Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22

Outs

In this matchup
9
In this matchup
2
Hal Irelan Career Walks
21
Bill James Career Walks Allowed
199
In this matchup
0
Hal Irelan Career Intentional Walks
0
Bill James Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
1
Hal Irelan Career Strikeouts
22
Bill James Career Strikeouts Thrown
253
In this matchup
17.000
Hal Irelan Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.640
Bill James Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.763
In this matchup
2.000
Hal Irelan Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.950
Bill James Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.790

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.294
Hal Irelan Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Bill James Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.301

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
Hal Irelan Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Bill James Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Hal Irelan Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Bill James Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Hal Irelan Career Ground into Double Play
0
Bill James Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0