Rafael Palmeiro vs. Willie Blair — Matchup Analysis
Rafael Palmeiro has absolutely raked against Blair. Palmeiro's production against Blair has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.286, 45% above the career mark of 0.885, with a batting average of 0.381, 32% above their career average and above Blair's career opposing average of 0.286. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA, Palmeiro is still posting above-career production against Blair. Edge: Palmeiro.
How Rafael Palmeiro put the ball into play against Willie Blair
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Willie Blair to Rafael Palmeiro
Matchup Details for Rafael Palmeiro and Willie Blair
Stats that describe the matchup between Rafael Palmeiro and Willie Blair including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances
12046
Willie Blair Career Batters Faced
5572
In this matchup
21
Rafael Palmeiro Career At Bats
10472
Willie Blair Career At Bats Pitched
5022
In this matchup
0.381
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average
0.288
Willie Blair Career Opposing Batting Average
0.286
In this matchup
2
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs
569
Willie Blair Career Home Runs Allowed
170
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
0.095
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Willie Blair Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.250
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.188
Willie Blair Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.667
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.422
Willie Blair Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.224
In this matchup
0.375
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Willie Blair Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Hit By Pitch
87
Willie Blair Career Batters Hit By Pitch
36
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Intentional Walks
172
Willie Blair Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
3
Rafael Palmeiro Career Strikeouts
1348
Willie Blair Career Strikeouts Thrown
759
In this matchup
7.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.940
Willie Blair Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.341
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Willie Blair Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.381
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Willie Blair Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.338
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
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Willie Blair Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Flies
119
Willie Blair Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Ground into Double Play
232
Willie Blair Career Double Plays Enabled
103
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0