Jeff King vs. Dennis Eckersley — Matchup Analysis
Dennis Eckersley has completely neutralized King in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Eckersley. King's numbers against Eckersley tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.450, 40% below the career mark of 0.749, with a batting average of just 0.250, 2% below their career average and above Eckersley's career opposing average of 0.246. Eckersley has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending King down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.2 PA. Edge: Eckersley.
How Jeff King put the ball into play against Dennis Eckersley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dennis Eckersley to Jeff King
Matchup Details for Jeff King and Dennis Eckersley
Stats that describe the matchup between Jeff King and Dennis Eckersley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jeff King Career Plate Appearances
4812
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced
13534
In this matchup
0.250
Jeff King Career Batting Average
0.256
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Jeff King Career Home Runs
154
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed
347
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
Jeff King Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff King Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.141
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff King Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.250
Jeff King Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.261
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Jeff King Career Hit By Pitch
20
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
75
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Jeff King Career Intentional Walks
27
Dennis Eckersley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
91
In this matchup
1
Jeff King Career Strikeouts
584
Dennis Eckersley Career Strikeouts Thrown
2401
In this matchup
5.000
Jeff King Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.240
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.637
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff King Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.760
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Jeff King Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.289
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
Jeff King Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Hits
109
In this matchup
1
Jeff King Career Sacrifice Flies
71
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Jeff King Career Ground into Double Play
97
Dennis Eckersley Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0