Willie Kirkland vs. Bob Porterfield — Matchup Analysis
Willie Kirkland has held their own against Porterfield. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kirkland. Kirkland is hitting 0.286 in this matchup, 19% above their career average and above Porterfield's career opposing average of 0.258. Kirkland also posted an OPS of 0.804, modestly above the career mark of 0.726. Slight edge: Kirkland.
How Willie Kirkland put the ball into play against Bob Porterfield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Porterfield to Willie Kirkland
Matchup Details for Willie Kirkland and Bob Porterfield
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Kirkland and Bob Porterfield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Willie Kirkland Career Plate Appearances
3882
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Faced
6646
In this matchup
7
Willie Kirkland Career At Bats
3494
Bob Porterfield Career At Bats Pitched
6080
In this matchup
0.286
Willie Kirkland Career Batting Average
0.240
Bob Porterfield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Home Runs
148
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed
113
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Kirkland Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Kirkland Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.177
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.072
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Kirkland Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.228
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.198
In this matchup
0.286
Willie Kirkland Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.252
Bob Porterfield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Hit By Pitch
15
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Intentional Walks
38
Bob Porterfield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Strikeouts
648
Bob Porterfield Career Strikeouts Thrown
572
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Kirkland Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.990
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.619
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Kirkland Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Bob Porterfield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.970
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Willie Kirkland Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Bob Porterfield Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Bob Porterfield Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Sacrifice Flies
34
Bob Porterfield Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Kirkland Career Ground into Double Play
45
Bob Porterfield Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0