Roberto Kelly vs. Jim Abbott — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Kelly is hitting 0.360 here, 24% above their career average, while Abbott's career opposing average is 0.276. Kelly also posted an OPS of 0.800, close to the career mark of 0.768. Kelly has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 8.7 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 6.1 PA. No clear edge.
How Roberto Kelly put the ball into play against Jim Abbott
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Abbott to Roberto Kelly
Matchup Details for Roberto Kelly and Jim Abbott
Stats that describe the matchup between Roberto Kelly and Jim Abbott including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Roberto Kelly Career Plate Appearances
5226
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced
7211
In this matchup
0.360
Roberto Kelly Career Batting Average
0.290
Jim Abbott Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
In this matchup
0
Roberto Kelly Career Home Runs
124
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed
154
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
Roberto Kelly Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Roberto Kelly Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.089
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.087
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Roberto Kelly Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.144
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.173
In this matchup
0.409
Roberto Kelly Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.329
Jim Abbott Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Roberto Kelly Career Hit By Pitch
49
Jim Abbott Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Roberto Kelly Career Intentional Walks
16
Jim Abbott Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
3
Roberto Kelly Career Strikeouts
862
Jim Abbott Career Strikeouts Thrown
888
In this matchup
8.667
Roberto Kelly Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.060
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.120
In this matchup
0.000
Roberto Kelly Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.370
Jim Abbott Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.700
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.346
Roberto Kelly Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.330
Jim Abbott Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337
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
1
Roberto Kelly Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Hits
70
In this matchup
0
Roberto Kelly Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Roberto Kelly Career Ground into Double Play
113
Jim Abbott Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0