Ray Knight vs. Larry Andersen — Matchup Analysis
Larry Andersen has completely neutralized Knight in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Andersen. Knight's numbers against Andersen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 44% below the career mark of 0.711, with a batting average of just 0.200, 26% below their career average and below Andersen's career opposing average of 0.249. Andersen has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Knight down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 9.1 PA. Edge: Andersen.
How Ray Knight put the ball into play against Larry Andersen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Larry Andersen to Ray Knight
Matchup Details for Ray Knight and Larry Andersen
Stats that describe the matchup between Ray Knight and Larry Andersen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Ray Knight Career Plate Appearances
5291
Larry Andersen Career Batters Faced
4171
In this matchup
0.200
Ray Knight Career Batting Average
0.272
Larry Andersen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
Ray Knight Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Knight Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.064
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.062
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Knight Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
0.250
Ray Knight Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Larry Andersen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Ray Knight Career Hit By Pitch
36
Larry Andersen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Ray Knight Career Intentional Walks
43
Larry Andersen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
64
In this matchup
1
Ray Knight Career Strikeouts
579
Larry Andersen Career Strikeouts Thrown
758
In this matchup
5.000
Ray Knight Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.140
Larry Andersen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.503
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Knight Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Larry Andersen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Ray Knight Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Larry Andersen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Ray Knight Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Larry Andersen Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Ray Knight Career Sacrifice Flies
61
Larry Andersen Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
1
Ray Knight Career Ground into Double Play
169
Larry Andersen Career Double Plays Enabled
71
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0