Dale Murphy vs. Vern Ruhle — Matchup Analysis
Vern Ruhle has had the better of this matchup. Murphy is hitting just 0.263 in this matchup, 1% below their career average and below Ruhle's career opposing average of 0.271. Murphy also posted an OPS of 0.687, modestly below the career mark of 0.815. Even with Murphy striking out less often than usual, once every 8.2 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Ruhle. Slight edge: Ruhle.
How Dale Murphy put the ball into play against Vern Ruhle
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vern Ruhle to Dale Murphy
Matchup Details for Dale Murphy and Vern Ruhle
Stats that describe the matchup between Dale Murphy and Vern Ruhle including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
41
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances
9040
Vern Ruhle Career Batters Faced
5964
In this matchup
0.263
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average
0.265
Vern Ruhle Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
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
0.026
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Vern Ruhle Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.100
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.189
Vern Ruhle Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.200
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.228
Vern Ruhle Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.204
In this matchup
0.273
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Vern Ruhle Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Hit By Pitch
28
Vern Ruhle Career Batters Hit By Pitch
35
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Intentional Walks
159
Vern Ruhle Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
5
Dale Murphy Career Strikeouts
1748
Vern Ruhle Career Strikeouts Thrown
582
In this matchup
8.200
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.170
Vern Ruhle Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
10.247
In this matchup
0.400
Dale Murphy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Vern Ruhle Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.293
Dale Murphy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.360
Vern Ruhle Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Vern Ruhle Career Sacrifice Hits
61
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Vern Ruhle Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Ground into Double Play
209
Vern Ruhle Career Double Plays Enabled
127
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0