Austin Kearns vs. Bob Wickman — Matchup Analysis
Bob Wickman has completely neutralized Kearns in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Wickman. Kearns's numbers against Wickman tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 56% below the career mark of 0.764, with a batting average of just 0.167, 34% below their career average and below Wickman's career opposing average of 0.260. Even with Kearns striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wickman. Edge: Wickman.
How Austin Kearns put the ball into play against Bob Wickman
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Wickman to Austin Kearns
Matchup Details for Austin Kearns and Bob Wickman
Stats that describe the matchup between Austin Kearns and Bob Wickman including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Austin Kearns Career Plate Appearances
4179
Bob Wickman Career Batters Faced
4586
In this matchup
0.167
Austin Kearns Career Batting Average
0.254
Bob Wickman Career Opposing Batting Average
0.260
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs
121
Bob Wickman Career Home Runs Allowed
80
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
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Bob Wickman Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.132
Bob Wickman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.076
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Bob Wickman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.102
In this matchup
0.200
Austin Kearns Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
Bob Wickman Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Hit By Pitch
75
Bob Wickman Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Intentional Walks
19
Bob Wickman Career Intentional Walks Allowed
45
In this matchup
1
Austin Kearns Career Strikeouts
898
Bob Wickman Career Strikeouts Thrown
785
In this matchup
6.000
Austin Kearns Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.650
Bob Wickman Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.842
In this matchup
0.000
Austin Kearns Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Bob Wickman Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Austin Kearns Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
Bob Wickman Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
Austin Kearns Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Bob Wickman Career Sacrifice Hits
42
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Bob Wickman Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Ground into Double Play
115
Bob Wickman Career Double Plays Enabled
130
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0