Adam LaRoche vs. Byung-Hyun Kim — Matchup Analysis
Adam LaRoche has absolutely raked against Kim. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward LaRoche. LaRoche's production against Kim has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.200, 50% above the career mark of 0.798, with a batting average of 0.600, 131% above their career average and above Kim's career opposing average of 0.246. LaRoche has made good contact, striking out once every 5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA. Edge: LaRoche.
How Adam LaRoche put the ball into play against Byung-Hyun Kim
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Byung-Hyun Kim to Adam LaRoche
Matchup Details for Adam LaRoche and Byung-Hyun Kim
Stats that describe the matchup between Adam LaRoche and Byung-Hyun Kim including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Adam LaRoche Career Plate Appearances
6329
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Batters Faced
3688
In this matchup
0.600
Adam LaRoche Career Batting Average
0.260
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Adam LaRoche Career Home Runs
255
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Home Runs Allowed
94
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Adam LaRoche Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.046
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Adam LaRoche Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.176
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Adam LaRoche Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.181
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.750
Adam LaRoche Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Adam LaRoche Career Hit By Pitch
24
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Batters Hit By Pitch
80
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Adam LaRoche Career Intentional Walks
67
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Intentional Walks Allowed
35
In this matchup
1
Adam LaRoche Career Strikeouts
1407
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Strikeouts Thrown
806
In this matchup
5.000
Adam LaRoche Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.500
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.576
In this matchup
0.000
Adam LaRoche Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.460
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
Adam LaRoche Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Adam LaRoche Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
0
Adam LaRoche Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Adam LaRoche Career Ground into Double Play
128
Byung-Hyun Kim Career Double Plays Enabled
56
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0