John Kennedy vs. Bob Gibson — Matchup Analysis
Bob Gibson has completely neutralized Kennedy in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Gibson. Kennedy's numbers against Gibson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.347, 43% below the career mark of 0.604, with a batting average of just 0.125, 44% below their career average and below Gibson's career opposing average of 0.226. Even with Kennedy striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Gibson. Edge: Gibson.
How John Kennedy put the ball into play against Bob Gibson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Gibson to John Kennedy
Matchup Details for John Kennedy and Bob Gibson
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kennedy and Bob Gibson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances
2324
Bob Gibson Career Batters Faced
16068
In this matchup
0.125
John Kennedy Career Batting Average
0.225
Bob Gibson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.226
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
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.015
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.078
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.069
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.082
In this matchup
0.143
John Kennedy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Bob Gibson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
In this matchup
1
John Kennedy Career Hit By Pitch
25
Bob Gibson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
102
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Intentional Walks
10
Bob Gibson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
118
In this matchup
1
John Kennedy Career Strikeouts
461
Bob Gibson Career Strikeouts Thrown
3117
In this matchup
9.000
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.040
Bob Gibson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.155
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Bob Gibson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
John Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.270
Bob Gibson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Bob Gibson Career Sacrifice Hits
62
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
11
Bob Gibson Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Ground into Double Play
48
Bob Gibson Career Double Plays Enabled
46
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0