Eddie Mathews vs. Bob Rush — Matchup Analysis
Bob Rush has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 8% below their career average and above Rush's career opposing average of 0.248, Mathews's OPS of 0.746 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.886. Even with Mathews striking out less often than usual, once every 12.2 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Rush. Slight edge: Rush.
How Eddie Mathews put the ball into play against Bob Rush
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Rush to Eddie Mathews
Matchup Details for Eddie Mathews and Bob Rush
Stats that describe the matchup between Eddie Mathews and Bob Rush including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
73
Eddie Mathews Career Plate Appearances
10101
Bob Rush Career Batters Faced
10219
In this matchup
0.250
Eddie Mathews Career Batting Average
0.271
Bob Rush Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
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
0.031
Eddie Mathews Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.060
Bob Rush Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.125
Eddie Mathews Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.221
Bob Rush Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.076
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Eddie Mathews Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.344
Bob Rush Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.142
In this matchup
0.241
Eddie Mathews Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Bob Rush Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Eddie Mathews Career Hit By Pitch
26
Bob Rush Career Batters Hit By Pitch
34
Outs
In this matchup
42
In this matchup
1
Eddie Mathews Career Intentional Walks
107
Bob Rush Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
In this matchup
6
Eddie Mathews Career Strikeouts
1487
Bob Rush Career Strikeouts Thrown
1244
In this matchup
12.167
Eddie Mathews Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.790
Bob Rush Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.215
In this matchup
1.333
Eddie Mathews Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.970
Bob Rush Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.329
Eddie Mathews Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.383
Bob Rush Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Eddie Mathews Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Bob Rush Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
2
Eddie Mathews Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Bob Rush Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
2
Eddie Mathews Career Ground into Double Play
123
Bob Rush Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0