John Kennedy vs. Wilbur Wood — Matchup Analysis
Wilbur Wood has completely neutralized Kennedy in this matchup. Kennedy's numbers against Wood tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.394, 35% below the career mark of 0.604, with a batting average of just 0.167, 26% below their career average and below Wood's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Kennedy striking out less often than usual, once every 10.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wood. Edge: Wood.
How John Kennedy put the ball into play against Wilbur Wood
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Wilbur Wood to John Kennedy
Matchup Details for John Kennedy and Wilbur Wood
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kennedy and Wilbur Wood including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
32
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances
2324
Wilbur Wood Career Batters Faced
11154
In this matchup
0.167
John Kennedy Career Batting Average
0.225
Wilbur Wood Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
Wilbur Wood Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Wilbur Wood Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.081
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.069
Wilbur Wood Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.148
In this matchup
0.185
John Kennedy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Wilbur Wood Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Hit By Pitch
25
Wilbur Wood Career Batters Hit By Pitch
63
Outs
In this matchup
22
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Intentional Walks
10
Wilbur Wood Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
3
John Kennedy Career Strikeouts
461
Wilbur Wood Career Strikeouts Thrown
1411
In this matchup
10.667
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.040
Wilbur Wood Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.905
In this matchup
0.333
John Kennedy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Wilbur Wood Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.188
John Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.270
Wilbur Wood Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.303
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
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Wilbur Wood Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
11
Wilbur Wood Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
2
John Kennedy Career Ground into Double Play
48
Wilbur Wood Career Double Plays Enabled
114
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0