Harmon Killebrew vs. Billy Pierce — Matchup Analysis
Billy Pierce has completely neutralized Killebrew in this matchup. Killebrew's numbers against Pierce tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.571, 35% below the career mark of 0.884, with a batting average of just 0.211, 18% below their career average and below Pierce's career opposing average of 0.236. Even with Killebrew striking out less often than usual, once every 6.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Pierce. Edge: Pierce.
How Harmon Killebrew put the ball into play against Billy Pierce
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Billy Pierce to Harmon Killebrew
Matchup Details for Harmon Killebrew and Billy Pierce
Stats that describe the matchup between Harmon Killebrew and Billy Pierce including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
25
Harmon Killebrew Career Plate Appearances
9831
Billy Pierce Career Batters Faced
13853
In this matchup
19
Harmon Killebrew Career At Bats
8147
Billy Pierce Career At Bats Pitched
12645
In this matchup
0.211
Harmon Killebrew Career Batting Average
0.256
Billy Pierce Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
0
Harmon Killebrew Career Home Runs
573
Billy Pierce Career Home Runs Allowed
284
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
Harmon Killebrew Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.070
Billy Pierce Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Harmon Killebrew Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.275
Billy Pierce Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.095
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Harmon Killebrew Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.337
Billy Pierce Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.142
In this matchup
0.215
Harmon Killebrew Career Gross Production Average
0.296
In this matchup
0.250
Harmon Killebrew Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.254
Billy Pierce Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
In this matchup
0
Harmon Killebrew Career Hit By Pitch
48
Billy Pierce Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Harmon Killebrew Career Intentional Walks
160
Billy Pierce Career Intentional Walks Allowed
35
In this matchup
4
Harmon Killebrew Career Strikeouts
1699
Billy Pierce Career Strikeouts Thrown
1999
In this matchup
6.250
Harmon Killebrew Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.790
Billy Pierce Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.930
In this matchup
1.250
Harmon Killebrew Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.920
Billy Pierce Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.360
Harmon Killebrew Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.387
Billy Pierce 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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Harmon Killebrew Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Billy Pierce Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Harmon Killebrew Career Sacrifice Flies
77
Billy Pierce Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Harmon Killebrew Career Ground into Double Play
243
Billy Pierce Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0