Bob Melvin vs. David Palmer — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Melvin is hitting 0.200 here, 14% below their career average, while Palmer's career opposing average is 0.253. Melvin also posted an OPS of 0.644, close to the career mark of 0.604. Palmer has had the edge in strikeouts, with Melvin going down once every 4.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. No clear edge.

How Bob Melvin put the ball into play against David Palmer

Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Palmer to Bob Melvin

Matchup Details for Bob Melvin and David Palmer

Stats that describe the matchup between Bob Melvin and David Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Bob Melvin Career Plate Appearances
2095
David Palmer Career Batters Faced
4626
In this matchup
5
Bob Melvin Career At Bats
1955
David Palmer Career At Bats Pitched
4103
In this matchup
0.200
Bob Melvin Career Batting Average
0.233
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
1
Bob Melvin Career Hits
456
David Palmer Career Hits Allowed
1036
In this matchup
1
Bob Melvin Career Singles
330
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Doubles
85
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Triples
6
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Home Runs
35
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
Bob Melvin Career Extra Base Hits
126
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Melvin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Melvin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.077
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Bob Melvin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.088
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
1
Bob Melvin Total Bases
658
In this matchup
4
Bob Melvin Career Times on Base
555
In this matchup
0.444
Bob Melvin Career On Base Percentage
0.268
In this matchup
0.200
Bob Melvin Career Slugging Percentage
0.337
In this matchup
0.644
Bob Melvin Career OPS
0.604
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Melvin Career Isolated Power
0.103
In this matchup
0.250
Bob Melvin Career Gross Production Average
0.205
In this matchup
0.250
Bob Melvin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
1
Bob Melvin Career RBIs
212
In this matchup
0.500
Bob Melvin Career Runs Created
170.240
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Hit By Pitch
1
David Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21

Outs

In this matchup
3
In this matchup
3
Bob Melvin Career Walks
98
David Palmer Career Walks Allowed
434
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Intentional Walks
10
David Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
2
Bob Melvin Career Strikeouts
396
David Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
748
In this matchup
4.500
Bob Melvin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.290
David Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.184
In this matchup
1.500
Bob Melvin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.250
David Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.444
Bob Melvin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.269
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
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Sacrifice Hits
21
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
1
Bob Melvin Career Sacrifice Flies
20
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Ground into Double Play
50
David Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
84

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0