Al Oliver vs. Clay Kirby — Matchup Analysis
Clay Kirby has completely neutralized Oliver in this matchup. Oliver's numbers against Kirby tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.456, 43% below the career mark of 0.795, with a batting average of just 0.158, 48% below their career average and below Kirby's career opposing average of 0.245. Even with Oliver striking out less often than usual, once every 13.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 12.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kirby. Edge: Kirby.
How Al Oliver put the ball into play against Clay Kirby
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clay Kirby to Al Oliver
Matchup Details for Al Oliver and Clay Kirby
Stats that describe the matchup between Al Oliver and Clay Kirby including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
40
Al Oliver Career Plate Appearances
9778
Clay Kirby Career Batters Faced
6682
In this matchup
0.158
Al Oliver Career Batting Average
0.303
Clay Kirby Career Opposing Batting Average
0.245
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
Al Oliver Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Clay Kirby Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.167
Al Oliver Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Clay Kirby Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Al Oliver Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.290
Clay Kirby Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.147
In this matchup
0.147
Al Oliver Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Clay Kirby Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Al Oliver Career Hit By Pitch
82
Clay Kirby Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30
Outs
In this matchup
28
In this matchup
1
Al Oliver Career Intentional Walks
119
Clay Kirby Career Intentional Walks Allowed
57
In this matchup
13.333
Al Oliver Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.930
Clay Kirby Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.298
In this matchup
1.000
Al Oliver Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.710
Clay Kirby Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.670
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.225
Al Oliver Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.347
Clay Kirby Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.329
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
Al Oliver Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Clay Kirby Career Sacrifice Hits
67
In this matchup
0
Al Oliver Career Sacrifice Flies
95
Clay Kirby Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
2
Al Oliver Career Ground into Double Play
254
Clay Kirby Career Double Plays Enabled
41
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0