John Kruk vs. Jose Rijo — Matchup Analysis
John Kruk has had Rijo's number. Kruk is hitting 0.278 in this matchup, 7% below their career average and above Rijo's career opposing average of 0.243. Kruk also posted an OPS of 1.033, well above the career mark of 0.842. Kruk has made good contact too, striking out once every 6.8 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 6.6 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Kruk.
How John Kruk put the ball into play against Jose Rijo
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jose Rijo to John Kruk
Matchup Details for John Kruk and Jose Rijo
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kruk and Jose Rijo including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
41
John Kruk Career Plate Appearances
4603
Jose Rijo Career Batters Faced
7867
In this matchup
0.278
John Kruk Career Batting Average
0.300
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
0.083
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.300
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.086
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.143
Jose Rijo Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.092
In this matchup
0.259
John Kruk Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Jose Rijo Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Hit By Pitch
2
Jose Rijo Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Intentional Walks
83
Jose Rijo Career Intentional Walks Allowed
34
In this matchup
6.833
John Kruk Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.570
Jose Rijo Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.899
In this matchup
0.833
John Kruk Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.930
Jose Rijo Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.366
John Kruk Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.413
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
John Kruk Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Jose Rijo Career Sacrifice Hits
81
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Jose Rijo Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Ground into Double Play
92
Jose Rijo Career Double Plays Enabled
119
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0