Dale Murphy vs. Nino Espinosa — Matchup Analysis
Nino Espinosa has had the better of this matchup. Murphy is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 16% below their career average and below Espinosa's career opposing average of 0.275. Murphy also posted an OPS of 0.652, modestly below the career mark of 0.815. Even with Murphy striking out less often than usual, once every 9.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Espinosa. Slight edge: Espinosa.
How Dale Murphy put the ball into play against Nino Espinosa
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Nino Espinosa to Dale Murphy
Matchup Details for Dale Murphy and Nino Espinosa
Stats that describe the matchup between Dale Murphy and Nino Espinosa including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances
9040
Nino Espinosa Career Batters Faced
3476
In this matchup
0.222
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average
0.265
Nino Espinosa Career Opposing Batting Average
0.275
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs
398
Nino Espinosa Career Home Runs Allowed
85
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
0.056
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Nino Espinosa Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.250
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.189
Nino Espinosa Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.098
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.228
Nino Espinosa Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.251
In this matchup
0.200
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Nino Espinosa Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Hit By Pitch
28
Nino Espinosa Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Intentional Walks
159
Nino Espinosa Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
2
Dale Murphy Career Strikeouts
1748
Nino Espinosa Career Strikeouts Thrown
338
In this matchup
9.500
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.170
Nino Espinosa Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
10.284
In this matchup
0.500
Dale Murphy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Nino Espinosa Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.750
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.263
Dale Murphy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.360
Nino Espinosa Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.330
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
Nino Espinosa Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Nino Espinosa Career Sacrifice Flies
24
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Ground into Double Play
209
Nino Espinosa Career Double Plays Enabled
68
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0