John Kennedy vs. Darold Knowles — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Kennedy is hitting 0.167 here, 26% below their career average, while Knowles's career opposing average is 0.249. Kennedy also posted an OPS of 0.708, close to the career mark of 0.604. Kennedy has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 8 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5 PA. No clear edge.
How John Kennedy put the ball into play against Darold Knowles
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Darold Knowles to John Kennedy
Matchup Details for John Kennedy and Darold Knowles
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kennedy and Darold Knowles including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances
2324
Darold Knowles Career Batters Faced
4658
In this matchup
0.167
John Kennedy Career Batting Average
0.225
Darold Knowles Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Home Runs
32
Darold Knowles Career Home Runs Allowed
65
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
Darold Knowles Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Darold Knowles Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.065
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.069
Darold Knowles Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.095
In this matchup
0.200
John Kennedy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Darold Knowles Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Hit By Pitch
25
Darold Knowles Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Intentional Walks
10
Darold Knowles Career Intentional Walks Allowed
85
In this matchup
1
John Kennedy Career Strikeouts
461
Darold Knowles Career Strikeouts Thrown
681
In this matchup
8.000
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.040
Darold Knowles Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.840
In this matchup
2.000
John Kennedy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Darold Knowles Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.700
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
John Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.270
Darold Knowles 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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Darold Knowles Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
11
Darold Knowles Career Sacrifice Flies
39
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Ground into Double Play
48
Darold Knowles Career Double Plays Enabled
42
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0