Gary Matthews vs. David Palmer — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Matthews is hitting 0.273 here, 3% below their career average, while Palmer's career opposing average is 0.253. Matthews also posted an OPS of 0.816, close to the career mark of 0.802. Palmer has had the edge in strikeouts, with Matthews going down once every 6.8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.3 PA. No clear edge.
How Gary Matthews put the ball into play against David Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Palmer to Gary Matthews
Matchup Details for Gary Matthews and David Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Gary Matthews and David Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
27
Gary Matthews Career Plate Appearances
8189
David Palmer Career Batters Faced
4626
In this matchup
0.273
Gary Matthews Career Batting Average
0.281
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
1
Gary Matthews Career Home Runs
234
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed
78
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
0.045
Gary Matthews Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.033
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.167
Gary Matthews Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.116
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Gary Matthews Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.208
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
0.294
Gary Matthews Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Career Hit By Pitch
21
David Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Career Intentional Walks
46
David Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
4
Gary Matthews Career Strikeouts
1125
David Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
748
In this matchup
6.750
Gary Matthews Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.280
David Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.184
In this matchup
1.250
Gary Matthews Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
David Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.407
Gary Matthews Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
David Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Career Sacrifice Hits
19
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Career Sacrifice Flies
62
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
1
Gary Matthews Career Ground into Double Play
179
David Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
84
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0