Thurman Munson vs. Sparky Lyle — Matchup Analysis
Sparky Lyle has completely neutralized Munson in this matchup. Munson's numbers against Lyle tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.350, 54% below the career mark of 0.756, with a batting average of just 0.100, 66% below their career average and below Lyle's career opposing average of 0.250. Lyle has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Munson down once every 4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 10.3 PA, and Munson has yet to take Lyle deep. Edge: Lyle.
How Thurman Munson put the ball into play against Sparky Lyle
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sparky Lyle to Thurman Munson
Matchup Details for Thurman Munson and Sparky Lyle
Stats that describe the matchup between Thurman Munson and Sparky Lyle including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Thurman Munson Career Plate Appearances
5903
Sparky Lyle Career Batters Faced
5794
In this matchup
0.100
Thurman Munson Career Batting Average
0.292
Sparky Lyle Career Opposing Batting Average
0.250
In this matchup
0
Thurman Munson Career Home Runs
113
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed
84
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
Thurman Munson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Thurman Munson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.073
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.065
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Thurman Munson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.198
Sparky Lyle Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.096
In this matchup
0.143
Thurman Munson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
Sparky Lyle Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Thurman Munson Career Hit By Pitch
42
Sparky Lyle Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Thurman Munson Career Intentional Walks
59
Sparky Lyle Career Intentional Walks Allowed
81
In this matchup
3
Thurman Munson Career Strikeouts
571
Sparky Lyle Career Strikeouts Thrown
873
In this matchup
4.000
Thurman Munson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.340
Sparky Lyle Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.637
In this matchup
0.667
Thurman Munson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.770
Sparky Lyle Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Thurman Munson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Sparky Lyle Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
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
Thurman Munson Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Sparky Lyle Career Sacrifice Hits
83
In this matchup
0
Thurman Munson Career Sacrifice Flies
58
Sparky Lyle Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
1
Thurman Munson Career Ground into Double Play
160
Sparky Lyle Career Double Plays Enabled
94
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0