Willie Kirkland vs. Don Drysdale — Matchup Analysis
Don Drysdale has dominated this matchup. Kirkland is hitting just 0.231 in this matchup, 4% below their career average and below Drysdale's career opposing average of 0.236. Kirkland also posted an OPS of 0.515, well below the career mark of 0.726. Drysdale has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Kirkland down once every 3.8 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6 PA, and Kirkland has yet to take Drysdale deep. Edge: Drysdale.
How Willie Kirkland put the ball into play against Don Drysdale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Drysdale to Willie Kirkland
Matchup Details for Willie Kirkland and Don Drysdale
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Kirkland and Don Drysdale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
53
Willie Kirkland Career Plate Appearances
3882
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced
14097
In this matchup
52
Willie Kirkland Career At Bats
3494
Don Drysdale Career At Bats Pitched
13088
In this matchup
0.231
Willie Kirkland Career Batting Average
0.240
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Home Runs
148
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed
280
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
Willie Kirkland Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Kirkland Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.177
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Kirkland Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.228
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.316
Willie Kirkland Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.252
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Hit By Pitch
15
Don Drysdale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
154
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Intentional Walks
38
Don Drysdale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
123
In this matchup
14
Willie Kirkland Career Strikeouts
648
Don Drysdale Career Strikeouts Thrown
2486
In this matchup
3.786
Willie Kirkland Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.990
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.671
In this matchup
0.071
Willie Kirkland Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Don Drysdale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.245
Willie Kirkland Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Don Drysdale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
3
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Sacrifice Flies
34
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Willie Kirkland Career Ground into Double Play
45
Don Drysdale Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0