Ron Kittle vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis

Buddy Black has completely neutralized Kittle in this matchup. Kittle's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.506, 35% below the career mark of 0.779, with a batting average of just 0.138, 42% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Kittle striking out less often than usual, once every 4.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.

How Ron Kittle put the ball into play against Buddy Black

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Ron Kittle

Matchup Details for Ron Kittle and Buddy Black

Stats that describe the matchup between Ron Kittle and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
34
Ron Kittle Career Plate Appearances
3013
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
29
Ron Kittle Career At Bats
2708
Buddy Black Career At Bats Pitched
7822
In this matchup
0.138
Ron Kittle Career Batting Average
0.239
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
4
Ron Kittle Career Hits
648
Buddy Black Career Hits Allowed
1978
In this matchup
3
Ron Kittle Career Singles
369
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Doubles
100
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Triples
3
In this matchup
1
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs
176
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed
217

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
1
Ron Kittle Career Extra Base Hits
279
In this matchup
0.034
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.065
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.250
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.272
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.125
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
7
Ron Kittle Total Bases
1282
In this matchup
9
Ron Kittle Career Times on Base
922
In this matchup
0.265
Ron Kittle Career On Base Percentage
0.306
In this matchup
0.241
Ron Kittle Career Slugging Percentage
0.473
In this matchup
0.506
Ron Kittle Career OPS
0.779
In this matchup
0.103
Ron Kittle Career Isolated Power
0.234
In this matchup
0.179
Ron Kittle Career Gross Production Average
0.256
In this matchup
0.150
Ron Kittle Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.260
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
2
Ron Kittle Career RBIs
460
In this matchup
1.853
Ron Kittle Career Runs Created
389.320
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Hit By Pitch
38
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49

Outs

In this matchup
16
In this matchup
5
Ron Kittle Career Walks
236
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed
623
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Intentional Walks
20
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
8
Ron Kittle Career Strikeouts
744
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
4.250
Ron Kittle Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.050
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
0.625
Ron Kittle Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.265
Ron Kittle Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.300
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Sacrifice Flies
31
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Ground into Double Play
53
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0