Al Kaline vs. Roger Nelson — Matchup Analysis
Roger Nelson has completely neutralized Kaline in this matchup. Kaline's numbers against Nelson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.388, 55% below the career mark of 0.855, with a batting average of just 0.200, 33% below their career average and below Nelson's career opposing average of 0.222. Even with Kaline striking out less often than usual, once every 16 PA versus a career rate of once every 11.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Nelson. Edge: Nelson.
How Al Kaline put the ball into play against Roger Nelson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Roger Nelson to Al Kaline
Matchup Details for Al Kaline and Roger Nelson
Stats that describe the matchup between Al Kaline and Roger Nelson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances
11597
Roger Nelson Career Batters Faced
2556
In this matchup
0.200
Al Kaline Career Batting Average
0.297
Roger Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.222
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
Roger Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.133
Roger Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.085
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.391
Roger Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
0.200
Al Kaline Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Roger Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.247
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Hit By Pitch
55
Roger Nelson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Al Kaline Career Intentional Walks
131
Roger Nelson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Strikeouts
1020
Roger Nelson Career Strikeouts Thrown
371
In this matchup
16.000
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.370
Roger Nelson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.889
In this matchup
0.000
Al Kaline Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Roger Nelson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.188
Al Kaline Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.381
Roger Nelson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.281
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
Roger Nelson Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Flies
104
Roger Nelson Career Sacrifice Flies
11
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Ground into Double Play
271
Roger Nelson Career Double Plays Enabled
14
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0