John Kruk vs. Jon Lieber — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Kruk is hitting 0.333 here, 11% above their career average, while Lieber's career opposing average is 0.276. Kruk also posted an OPS of 0.833, close to the career mark of 0.842. Lieber has had the edge in strikeouts, with Kruk going down once every 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 Jon Lieber
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jon Lieber to John Kruk
Matchup Details for John Kruk and Jon Lieber
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kruk and Jon Lieber including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
John Kruk Career Plate Appearances
4603
Jon Lieber Career Batters Faced
9300
In this matchup
0.333
John Kruk Career Batting Average
0.300
Jon Lieber Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.086
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.119
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.143
Jon Lieber Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.184
In this matchup
0.500
John Kruk Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Jon Lieber Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Hit By Pitch
2
Jon Lieber Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Intentional Walks
83
Jon Lieber Career Intentional Walks Allowed
52
In this matchup
3.000
John Kruk Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.570
Jon Lieber Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.988
In this matchup
0.000
John Kruk Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.930
Jon Lieber Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
John Kruk Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.413
Jon Lieber Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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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
Jon Lieber Career Sacrifice Hits
93
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Jon Lieber Career Sacrifice Flies
76
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Ground into Double Play
92
Jon Lieber Career Double Plays Enabled
164
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0