Al Kaline vs. Virgil Trucks — Matchup Analysis
Virgil Trucks has dominated this matchup. Kaline is hitting just 0.227 in this matchup, 23% below their career average and below Trucks's career opposing average of 0.236. Kaline also posted an OPS of 0.589, well below the career mark of 0.855. 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 Trucks. Edge: Trucks.
How Al Kaline put the ball into play against Virgil Trucks
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Virgil Trucks to Al Kaline
Matchup Details for Al Kaline and Virgil Trucks
Stats that describe the matchup between Al Kaline and Virgil Trucks including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
48
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances
11597
Virgil Trucks Career Batters Faced
11378
In this matchup
0.227
Al Kaline Career Batting Average
0.297
Virgil Trucks Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
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
0.023
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Virgil Trucks Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.100
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.133
Virgil Trucks Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.078
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Al Kaline Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.391
Virgil Trucks Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.123
In this matchup
0.220
Al Kaline Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Virgil Trucks Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.262
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Hit By Pitch
55
Virgil Trucks Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47
Outs
In this matchup
33
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Intentional Walks
131
Virgil Trucks Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
Al Kaline Career Strikeouts
1020
Virgil Trucks Career Strikeouts Thrown
1534
In this matchup
16.000
Al Kaline Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.370
Virgil Trucks Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.417
In this matchup
0.667
Al Kaline Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.250
Virgil Trucks Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.710
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Al Kaline Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.381
Virgil Trucks Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
1
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Hits
45
Virgil Trucks Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Al Kaline Career Sacrifice Flies
104
Virgil Trucks Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
2
Al Kaline Career Ground into Double Play
271
Virgil Trucks Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0