Rafael Palmeiro vs. Joe Blanton — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Palmeiro is hitting 0.333 here, 16% above their career average, while Blanton's career opposing average is 0.273. Palmeiro also posted an OPS of 0.833, close to the career mark of 0.885. Blanton has had the edge in strikeouts, with Palmeiro going down once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Rafael Palmeiro put the ball into play against Joe Blanton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Blanton to Rafael Palmeiro
Matchup Details for Rafael Palmeiro and Joe Blanton
Stats that describe the matchup between Rafael Palmeiro and Joe Blanton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances
12046
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced
7544
In this matchup
6
Rafael Palmeiro Career At Bats
10472
Joe Blanton Career At Bats Pitched
6935
In this matchup
0.333
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average
0.288
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs
569
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed
223
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
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.188
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.422
Joe Blanton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.174
In this matchup
0.500
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Joe Blanton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Hit By Pitch
87
Joe Blanton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Intentional Walks
172
Joe Blanton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
2
Rafael Palmeiro Career Strikeouts
1348
Joe Blanton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
3.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.940
Joe Blanton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.875
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Joe Blanton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Joe Blanton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Hits
44
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Flies
119
Joe Blanton Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Ground into Double Play
232
Joe Blanton Career Double Plays Enabled
139
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0