Dale Murphy vs. Orel Hershiser — Matchup Analysis
Orel Hershiser has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 6% below their career average and above Hershiser's career opposing average of 0.249, Murphy's OPS of 0.743 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.815. Even with Murphy striking out less often than usual, once every 5.2 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Hershiser. Slight edge: Hershiser.
How Dale Murphy put the ball into play against Orel Hershiser
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Orel Hershiser to Dale Murphy
Matchup Details for Dale Murphy and Orel Hershiser
Stats that describe the matchup between Dale Murphy and Orel Hershiser including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
88
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances
9040
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced
13150
In this matchup
80
Dale Murphy Career At Bats
7960
Orel Hershiser Career At Bats Pitched
11829
In this matchup
0.250
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average
0.265
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
4
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs
398
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed
235
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
0.050
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.200
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.189
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.235
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.228
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.271
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Hit By Pitch
28
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Hit By Pitch
117
Outs
In this matchup
41
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Intentional Walks
159
Orel Hershiser Career Intentional Walks Allowed
108
In this matchup
17
Dale Murphy Career Strikeouts
1748
Orel Hershiser Career Strikeouts Thrown
2014
In this matchup
5.176
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.170
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.529
In this matchup
0.412
Dale Murphy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Orel Hershiser Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.307
Dale Murphy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.360
Orel Hershiser Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Hits
6
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Hits
124
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Ground into Double Play
209
Orel Hershiser Career Double Plays Enabled
314
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0