Dale Murphy vs. John Burkett — Matchup Analysis
John Burkett has completely neutralized Murphy in this matchup. Murphy's numbers against Burkett tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.600, 26% below the career mark of 0.815, with a batting average of just 0.083, 69% below their career average and below Burkett's career opposing average of 0.277. Burkett has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Murphy down once every 3.8 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.2 PA. Edge: Burkett.
How Dale Murphy put the ball into play against John Burkett
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Burkett to Dale Murphy
Matchup Details for Dale Murphy and John Burkett
Stats that describe the matchup between Dale Murphy and John Burkett including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances
9040
John Burkett Career Batters Faced
11324
In this matchup
0.083
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average
0.265
John Burkett Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs
398
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed
257
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
0.083
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
1.000
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.189
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.228
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.000
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
John Burkett Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Hit By Pitch
28
John Burkett Career Batters Hit By Pitch
90
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Intentional Walks
159
John Burkett Career Intentional Walks Allowed
59
In this matchup
4
Dale Murphy Career Strikeouts
1748
John Burkett Career Strikeouts Thrown
1766
In this matchup
3.750
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.170
John Burkett Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.412
In this matchup
0.500
Dale Murphy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
John Burkett Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Dale Murphy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.360
John Burkett 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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Hits
6
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Hits
107
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Flies
60
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Ground into Double Play
209
John Burkett Career Double Plays Enabled
224
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0