Fred McGriff vs. Keith Atherton — Matchup Analysis
Keith Atherton has completely neutralized McGriff in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Atherton. McGriff's numbers against Atherton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 44% below the career mark of 0.886, with a batting average of just 0.167, 41% below their career average and below Atherton's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with McGriff striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Atherton. Edge: Atherton.
How Fred McGriff put the ball into play against Keith Atherton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Keith Atherton to Fred McGriff
Matchup Details for Fred McGriff and Keith Atherton
Stats that describe the matchup between Fred McGriff and Keith Atherton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Fred McGriff Career Plate Appearances
10174
Keith Atherton Career Batters Faced
2431
In this matchup
0.167
Fred McGriff Career Batting Average
0.284
Keith Atherton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Fred McGriff Career Home Runs
493
Keith Atherton Career Home Runs Allowed
75
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
Fred McGriff Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.056
Keith Atherton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Fred McGriff Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.198
Keith Atherton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.137
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Fred McGriff Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.262
Keith Atherton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.215
In this matchup
0.200
Fred McGriff Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
Keith Atherton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Fred McGriff Career Hit By Pitch
39
Keith Atherton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Fred McGriff Career Intentional Walks
171
Keith Atherton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
1
Fred McGriff Career Strikeouts
1882
Keith Atherton Career Strikeouts Thrown
349
In this matchup
6.000
Fred McGriff Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.410
Keith Atherton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.966
In this matchup
0.000
Fred McGriff Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.690
Keith Atherton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.620
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Fred McGriff Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.390
Keith Atherton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.328
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
Fred McGriff Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Keith Atherton Career Sacrifice Hits
23
In this matchup
0
Fred McGriff Career Sacrifice Flies
71
Keith Atherton Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Fred McGriff Career Ground into Double Play
226
Keith Atherton Career Double Plays Enabled
25
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0