Fred Merkle vs. Babe Adams — Matchup Analysis

Babe Adams has had the better of this matchup. Merkle is hitting just 0.211 in this matchup, 23% below their career average and below Adams's career opposing average of 0.248. Merkle also posted an OPS of 0.606, modestly below the career mark of 0.714. Even with Merkle striking out less often than usual, once every 10.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 10 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Adams. Slight edge: Adams.

How Fred Merkle put the ball into play against Babe Adams

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Babe Adams to Fred Merkle

Matchup Details for Fred Merkle and Babe Adams

Stats that describe the matchup between Fred Merkle and Babe Adams including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
75
Fred Merkle Career Plate Appearances
6426
Babe Adams Career Batters Faced
11947
In this matchup
71
Fred Merkle Career At Bats
5782
Babe Adams Career At Bats Pitched
11470
In this matchup
0.211
Fred Merkle Career Batting Average
0.273
Babe Adams Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
15
Fred Merkle Career Hits
1580
Babe Adams Career Hits Allowed
2841
In this matchup
9
Fred Merkle Career Singles
1147
In this matchup
3
Fred Merkle Career Doubles
290
In this matchup
1
Fred Merkle Career Triples
82
In this matchup
2
Fred Merkle Career Home Runs
61
Babe Adams Career Home Runs Allowed
68

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
6
Fred Merkle Career Extra Base Hits
433
In this matchup
0.028
Fred Merkle Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.011
Babe Adams Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.006
In this matchup
0.133
Fred Merkle Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.039
Babe Adams Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.024

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.286
Fred Merkle Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.095
Babe Adams Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.066
In this matchup
26
Fred Merkle Total Bases
2217
In this matchup
18
Fred Merkle Career Times on Base
2078
In this matchup
0.240
Fred Merkle Career On Base Percentage
0.331
In this matchup
0.366
Fred Merkle Career Slugging Percentage
0.383
In this matchup
0.606
Fred Merkle Career OPS
0.714
In this matchup
0.155
Fred Merkle Career Isolated Power
0.110
In this matchup
0.200
Fred Merkle Career Gross Production Average
0.245
In this matchup
0.206
Fred Merkle Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Babe Adams Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
5
Fred Merkle Career RBIs
733
In this matchup
6.055
Fred Merkle Career Runs Created
866.520
In this matchup
1
Fred Merkle Career Hit By Pitch
44
Babe Adams Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47

Outs

In this matchup
48
In this matchup
2
Fred Merkle Career Walks
454
Babe Adams Career Walks Allowed
430
In this matchup
0
Fred Merkle Career Intentional Walks
0
Babe Adams Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
7
Fred Merkle Career Strikeouts
645
Babe Adams Career Strikeouts Thrown
1036
In this matchup
10.714
Fred Merkle Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.960
Babe Adams Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.532
In this matchup
0.286
Fred Merkle Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
Babe Adams Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.227
Fred Merkle Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.317
Babe Adams Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.274

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
Fred Merkle Career Sacrifice Hits
146
Babe Adams Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Fred Merkle Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Babe Adams Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Fred Merkle Career Ground into Double Play
0
Babe Adams Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0