John Kruk vs. Neal Heaton — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Kruk is hitting 0.320 here, 7% above their career average, while Heaton's career opposing average is 0.273. Kruk also posted an OPS of 0.840, close to the career mark of 0.842. Heaton has had the edge in strikeouts, with Kruk going down once every 6.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.6 PA. No clear edge.
How John Kruk put the ball into play against Neal Heaton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Neal Heaton to John Kruk
Matchup Details for John Kruk and Neal Heaton
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kruk and Neal Heaton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
25
John Kruk Career Plate Appearances
4603
Neal Heaton Career Batters Faced
6481
In this matchup
0.320
John Kruk Career Batting Average
0.300
Neal Heaton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
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
0.040
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Neal Heaton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.125
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.086
Neal Heaton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.143
Neal Heaton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.233
In this matchup
0.350
John Kruk Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Neal Heaton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Hit By Pitch
2
Neal Heaton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Intentional Walks
83
Neal Heaton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
51
In this matchup
6.250
John Kruk Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.570
Neal Heaton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.272
In this matchup
0.000
John Kruk Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.930
Neal Heaton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.750
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.320
John Kruk Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.413
Neal Heaton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
John Kruk Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Neal Heaton Career Sacrifice Hits
60
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Neal Heaton Career Sacrifice Flies
54
In this matchup
1
John Kruk Career Ground into Double Play
92
Neal Heaton Career Double Plays Enabled
131
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0