John Kennedy vs. Jim Perry — Matchup Analysis
John Kennedy has absolutely raked against Perry. Kennedy's production against Perry has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.855, 42% above the career mark of 0.604, with a batting average of 0.286, 27% above their career average and above Perry's career opposing average of 0.249. Kennedy has made good contact too, striking out once every 5.2 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 5 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Kennedy.
How John Kennedy put the ball into play against Jim Perry
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Perry to John Kennedy
Matchup Details for John Kennedy and Jim Perry
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kennedy and Jim Perry including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances
2324
Jim Perry Career Batters Faced
13732
In this matchup
0.286
John Kennedy Career Batting Average
0.225
Jim Perry Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
0.071
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.015
Jim Perry Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.250
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Jim Perry Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.098
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.069
Jim Perry Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.195
In this matchup
0.300
John Kennedy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Jim Perry Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Hit By Pitch
25
Jim Perry Career Batters Hit By Pitch
80
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Intentional Walks
10
Jim Perry Career Intentional Walks Allowed
93
In this matchup
6
John Kennedy Career Strikeouts
461
Jim Perry Career Strikeouts Thrown
1576
In this matchup
5.167
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.040
Jim Perry Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.713
In this matchup
0.500
John Kennedy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Jim Perry Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.355
John Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.270
Jim Perry Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
0
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Jim Perry Career Sacrifice Hits
52
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
11
Jim Perry Career Sacrifice Flies
41
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Ground into Double Play
48
Jim Perry Career Double Plays Enabled
44
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0