Don Kessinger vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
John Candelaria has completely neutralized Kessinger in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Candelaria. Kessinger's numbers against Candelaria tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.626, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Candelaria's career opposing average of 0.252. Candelaria has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Kessinger down once every 8 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 11.2 PA. Edge: Candelaria.
How Don Kessinger put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Don Kessinger
Matchup Details for Don Kessinger and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Don Kessinger and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Don Kessinger Career Plate Appearances
8529
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
8
Don Kessinger Career At Bats
7651
John Candelaria Career At Bats Pitched
9539
In this matchup
0.000
Don Kessinger Career Batting Average
0.252
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
0
Don Kessinger Career Home Runs
14
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
Don Kessinger Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.002
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Don Kessinger Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.007
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Don Kessinger Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.018
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.000
Don Kessinger Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Don Kessinger Career Hit By Pitch
22
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Don Kessinger Career Intentional Walks
69
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
1
Don Kessinger Career Strikeouts
759
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
8.000
Don Kessinger Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.240
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
0.000
Don Kessinger Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.900
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Don Kessinger Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.315
John Candelaria 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
Don Kessinger Career Sacrifice Hits
132
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Don Kessinger Career Sacrifice Flies
40
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Don Kessinger Career Ground into Double Play
132
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0