Ron Kittle vs. Jose Rijo — Matchup Analysis
Jose Rijo has completely neutralized Kittle in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Rijo. Kittle's numbers against Rijo tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 63% below the career mark of 0.779, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Rijo's career opposing average of 0.243. Even with Kittle striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Rijo. Edge: Rijo.
How Ron Kittle put the ball into play against Jose Rijo
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Rijo to Ron Kittle
Matchup Details for Ron Kittle and Jose Rijo
Stats that describe the matchup between Ron Kittle and Jose Rijo including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Ron Kittle Career Plate Appearances
3013
Jose Rijo Career Batters Faced
7867
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Kittle Career Batting Average
0.239
Jose Rijo Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
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
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.065
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.272
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.092
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Kittle Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.260
Jose Rijo Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Hit By Pitch
38
Jose Rijo Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Intentional Walks
20
Jose Rijo Career Intentional Walks Allowed
34
In this matchup
7.000
Ron Kittle Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.050
Jose Rijo Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.899
In this matchup
2.000
Ron Kittle Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Jose Rijo Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Ron Kittle Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.300
Jose Rijo Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Ron Kittle Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Jose Rijo Career Sacrifice Hits
81
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Sacrifice Flies
31
Jose Rijo Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Ground into Double Play
53
Jose Rijo Career Double Plays Enabled
119
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0