Al Kaline vs. Catfish Hunter — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Kaline is hitting 0.250 here, 16% below their career average, while Hunter's career opposing average is 0.230. Kaline also posted an OPS of 0.800, close to the career mark of 0.855. Hunter has had the edge in strikeouts, with Kaline going down once every 7.1 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 11.4 PA. No clear edge.

How Al Kaline put the ball into play against Catfish Hunter

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Catfish Hunter to Al Kaline

Matchup Details for Al Kaline and Catfish Hunter

Stats that describe the matchup between Al Kaline and Catfish Hunter including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
64
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances
11597
Catfish Hunter Career Batters Faced
14032
In this matchup
56
Al Kaline Career At Bats
10116
Catfish Hunter Career At Bats Pitched
12870
In this matchup
0.250
Al Kaline Career Batting Average
0.297
Catfish Hunter Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
In this matchup
14
Al Kaline Career Hits
3007
Catfish Hunter Career Hits Allowed
2958
In this matchup
9
Al Kaline Career Singles
2035
In this matchup
2
Al Kaline Career Doubles
498
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Triples
75
In this matchup
3
Al Kaline Career Home Runs
399
Catfish Hunter Career Home Runs Allowed
374

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
5
Al Kaline Career Extra Base Hits
972
In this matchup
0.054
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Catfish Hunter Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.214
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.133
Catfish Hunter Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.126

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.391
Catfish Hunter Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.186
In this matchup
25
Al Kaline Total Bases
4852
In this matchup
23
Al Kaline Career Times on Base
4339
In this matchup
0.354
Al Kaline Career On Base Percentage
0.376
In this matchup
0.446
Al Kaline Career Slugging Percentage
0.480
In this matchup
0.800
Al Kaline Career OPS
0.855
In this matchup
0.196
Al Kaline Career Isolated Power
0.182
In this matchup
0.271
Al Kaline Career Gross Production Average
0.289
In this matchup
0.250
Al Kaline Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Catfish Hunter Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.247
In this matchup
11
Al Kaline Career RBIs
1583
In this matchup
8.846
Al Kaline Career Runs Created
1866.990
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Hit By Pitch
55
Catfish Hunter Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49

Outs

In this matchup
32
In this matchup
8
Al Kaline Career Walks
1277
Catfish Hunter Career Walks Allowed
954
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Intentional Walks
131
Catfish Hunter Career Intentional Walks Allowed
57
In this matchup
9
Al Kaline Career Strikeouts
1020
Catfish Hunter Career Strikeouts Thrown
2012
In this matchup
7.111
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.370
Catfish Hunter Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.974
In this matchup
1.000
Al Kaline Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Catfish Hunter Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.359
Al Kaline Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.381
Catfish Hunter Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.283

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Hits
45
Catfish Hunter Career Sacrifice Hits
86
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Flies
104
Catfish Hunter Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Ground into Double Play
271
Catfish Hunter Career Double Plays Enabled
77

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0