Mark McGwire vs. Keith Atherton — Matchup Analysis
Keith Atherton has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Atherton. McGwire is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 5% below their career average and below Atherton's career opposing average of 0.253. McGwire also posted an OPS of 0.650, well below the career mark of 0.982. Even with McGwire striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Atherton. Edge: Atherton.
How Mark McGwire put the ball into play against Keith Atherton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Keith Atherton to Mark McGwire
Matchup Details for Mark McGwire and Keith Atherton
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark McGwire and Keith Atherton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances
7660
Keith Atherton Career Batters Faced
2431
In this matchup
0.250
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average
0.263
Keith Atherton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs
583
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
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.094
Keith Atherton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.359
Keith Atherton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.137
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.365
Keith Atherton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.215
In this matchup
0.333
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
Keith Atherton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Hit By Pitch
75
Keith Atherton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Intentional Walks
150
Keith Atherton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Strikeouts
1596
Keith Atherton Career Strikeouts Thrown
349
In this matchup
5.000
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
Keith Atherton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.966
In this matchup
1.000
Mark McGwire Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Keith Atherton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.620
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Mark McGwire Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
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
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Keith Atherton Career Sacrifice Hits
23
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Keith Atherton Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Ground into Double Play
147
Keith Atherton Career Double Plays Enabled
25
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0