Ed Kirkpatrick vs. Mel Stottlemyre — Matchup Analysis
Mel Stottlemyre has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 5% above their career average and above Stottlemyre's career opposing average of 0.242, Kirkpatrick's OPS of 0.608 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.690. Even with Kirkpatrick striking out less often than usual, once every 7.8 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Stottlemyre. Slight edge: Stottlemyre.
How Ed Kirkpatrick put the ball into play against Mel Stottlemyre
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mel Stottlemyre to Ed Kirkpatrick
Matchup Details for Ed Kirkpatrick and Mel Stottlemyre
Stats that describe the matchup between Ed Kirkpatrick and Mel Stottlemyre including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Plate Appearances
4009
Mel Stottlemyre Career Batters Faced
10972
In this matchup
28
Ed Kirkpatrick Career At Bats
3467
Mel Stottlemyre Career At Bats Pitched
10048
In this matchup
0.250
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Batting Average
0.238
Mel Stottlemyre Career Opposing Batting Average
0.242
In this matchup
0
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Home Runs
85
Mel Stottlemyre Career Home Runs Allowed
171
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
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Mel Stottlemyre Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Mel Stottlemyre Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.070
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.164
Mel Stottlemyre Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.292
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
Mel Stottlemyre Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
In this matchup
0
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Hit By Pitch
22
Mel Stottlemyre Career Batters Hit By Pitch
44
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Intentional Walks
70
Mel Stottlemyre Career Intentional Walks Allowed
75
In this matchup
4
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Strikeouts
518
Mel Stottlemyre Career Strikeouts Thrown
1257
In this matchup
7.750
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.740
Mel Stottlemyre Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.729
In this matchup
0.750
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Mel Stottlemyre Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.323
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
Mel Stottlemyre Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Mel Stottlemyre Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Sacrifice Flies
39
Mel Stottlemyre Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
2
Ed Kirkpatrick Career Ground into Double Play
70
Mel Stottlemyre Career Double Plays Enabled
48
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0