Mark McGwire vs. Bruce Hurst — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Hurst has dominated this matchup. McGwire is hitting just 0.235 in this matchup, 11% below their career average and below Hurst's career opposing average of 0.265. McGwire also posted an OPS of 0.647, well below the career mark of 0.982. Even with McGwire striking out less often than usual, once every 5.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Hurst. Edge: Hurst.
How Mark McGwire put the ball into play against Bruce Hurst
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Hurst to Mark McGwire
Matchup Details for Mark McGwire and Bruce Hurst
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark McGwire and Bruce Hurst including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances
7660
Bruce Hurst Career Batters Faced
10204
In this matchup
0.235
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average
0.263
Bruce Hurst Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs
583
Bruce Hurst Career Home Runs Allowed
258
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
0.059
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.094
Bruce Hurst Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.250
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.359
Bruce Hurst Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.105
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.365
Bruce Hurst Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.231
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
Bruce Hurst Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Hit By Pitch
75
Bruce Hurst Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Intentional Walks
150
Bruce Hurst Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
3
Mark McGwire Career Strikeouts
1596
Bruce Hurst Career Strikeouts Thrown
1689
In this matchup
5.667
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
Bruce Hurst Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.041
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Bruce Hurst Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.235
Mark McGwire Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
Bruce Hurst Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318
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
Bruce Hurst Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Bruce Hurst Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Ground into Double Play
147
Bruce Hurst Career Double Plays Enabled
195
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0