Al Kaline vs. Bill Butler — Matchup Analysis
Bill Butler has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 16% below their career average and above Butler's career opposing average of 0.249, Kaline's OPS of 0.733 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.855. Even with Kaline striking out less often than usual, once every 15 PA versus a career rate of once every 11.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Butler. Slight edge: Butler.
How Al Kaline put the ball into play against Bill Butler
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bill Butler to Al Kaline
Matchup Details for Al Kaline and Bill Butler
Stats that describe the matchup between Al Kaline and Bill Butler including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances
11597
Bill Butler Career Batters Faced
2584
In this matchup
0.250
Al Kaline Career Batting Average
0.297
Bill Butler Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Bill Butler Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.133
Bill Butler Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.391
Bill Butler Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.159
In this matchup
0.273
Al Kaline Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Bill Butler Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Hit By Pitch
55
Bill Butler Career Batters Hit By Pitch
6
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Intentional Walks
131
Bill Butler Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Strikeouts
1020
Bill Butler Career Strikeouts Thrown
408
In this matchup
15.000
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.370
Bill Butler Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.333
In this matchup
3.000
Al Kaline Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Bill Butler Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.760
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Al Kaline Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.381
Bill Butler Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.339
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
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Hits
45
Bill Butler Career Sacrifice Hits
21
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Flies
104
Bill Butler Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Ground into Double Play
271
Bill Butler Career Double Plays Enabled
15
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0