John Kennedy vs. Al Jackson — Matchup Analysis
Al Jackson has completely neutralized Kennedy in this matchup. Kennedy's numbers against Jackson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.182, 70% below the career mark of 0.604, with a batting average of just 0.091, 60% below their career average and below Jackson's career opposing average of 0.264. Even with Kennedy striking out less often than usual, once every 5.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Jackson. Edge: Jackson.
How John Kennedy put the ball into play against Al Jackson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Jackson to John Kennedy
Matchup Details for John Kennedy and Al Jackson
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kennedy and Al Jackson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances
2324
Al Jackson Career Batters Faced
5942
In this matchup
0.091
John Kennedy Career Batting Average
0.225
Al Jackson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
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
Al Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Al Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.069
Al Jackson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.156
In this matchup
0.111
John Kennedy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Al Jackson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Hit By Pitch
25
Al Jackson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
39
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Intentional Walks
10
Al Jackson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
2
John Kennedy Career Strikeouts
461
Al Jackson Career Strikeouts Thrown
738
In this matchup
5.500
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.040
Al Jackson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.051
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Al Jackson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.091
John Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.270
Al Jackson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Al Jackson Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
11
Al Jackson Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
John Kennedy Career Ground into Double Play
48
Al Jackson Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0