Rafael Palmeiro vs. Dennis Eckersley — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Palmeiro is hitting 0.375 here, 30% above their career average, while Eckersley's career opposing average is 0.246. Palmeiro also posted an OPS of 0.750, close to the career mark of 0.885. Eckersley has had the edge in strikeouts, with Palmeiro going down once every 8 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 Dennis Eckersley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dennis Eckersley to Rafael Palmeiro
Matchup Details for Rafael Palmeiro and Dennis Eckersley
Stats that describe the matchup between Rafael Palmeiro and Dennis Eckersley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances
12046
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced
13534
In this matchup
8
Rafael Palmeiro Career At Bats
10472
Dennis Eckersley Career At Bats Pitched
12519
In this matchup
0.375
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average
0.288
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs
569
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed
347
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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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
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.188
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.422
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.429
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Hit By Pitch
87
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
75
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Intentional Walks
172
Dennis Eckersley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
91
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Strikeouts
1348
Dennis Eckersley Career Strikeouts Thrown
2401
In this matchup
8.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.940
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.637
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.289
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
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Hits
109
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Flies
119
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Ground into Double Play
232
Dennis Eckersley Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0