Duane Kuiper vs. Doug Bird — Matchup Analysis
Doug Bird has completely neutralized Kuiper in this matchup. Kuiper's numbers against Bird tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.284, 56% below the career mark of 0.641, with a batting average of just 0.118, 57% below their career average and below Bird's career opposing average of 0.273. Even with Kuiper striking out less often than usual, once every 18 PA versus a career rate of once every 14.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Bird. Edge: Bird.
How Duane Kuiper put the ball into play against Doug Bird
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Doug Bird to Duane Kuiper
Matchup Details for Duane Kuiper and Doug Bird
Stats that describe the matchup between Duane Kuiper and Doug Bird including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Duane Kuiper Career Plate Appearances
3754
Doug Bird Career Batters Faced
5104
In this matchup
0.118
Duane Kuiper Career Batting Average
0.271
Doug Bird 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
0.000
Duane Kuiper Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.000
Doug Bird Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Duane Kuiper Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.001
Doug Bird Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Duane Kuiper Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.004
Doug Bird Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.179
In this matchup
0.125
Duane Kuiper Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Doug Bird Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
1
Duane Kuiper Career Hit By Pitch
28
Doug Bird Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
0
Duane Kuiper Career Intentional Walks
27
Doug Bird Career Intentional Walks Allowed
56
In this matchup
1
Duane Kuiper Career Strikeouts
255
Doug Bird Career Strikeouts Thrown
680
In this matchup
18.000
Duane Kuiper Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.720
Doug Bird Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.506
In this matchup
0.000
Duane Kuiper Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.970
Doug Bird Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Duane Kuiper Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.318
Doug Bird Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318
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
Duane Kuiper Career Sacrifice Hits
82
Doug Bird Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
0
Duane Kuiper Career Sacrifice Flies
17
Doug Bird Career Sacrifice Flies
63
In this matchup
2
Duane Kuiper Career Ground into Double Play
76
Doug Bird Career Double Plays Enabled
97
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0