Rafael Palmeiro vs. Jeff Heathcock — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Heathcock has completely neutralized Palmeiro in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Heathcock. Palmeiro's numbers against Heathcock tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.600, 32% below the career mark of 0.885, with a batting average of just 0.200, 31% below their career average and below Heathcock's career opposing average of 0.246. Heathcock has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Palmeiro down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA. Edge: Heathcock.
How Rafael Palmeiro put the ball into play against Jeff Heathcock
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Heathcock to Rafael Palmeiro
Matchup Details for Rafael Palmeiro and Jeff Heathcock
Stats that describe the matchup between Rafael Palmeiro and Jeff Heathcock including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances
12046
Jeff Heathcock Career Batters Faced
654
In this matchup
5
Rafael Palmeiro Career At Bats
10472
Jeff Heathcock Career At Bats Pitched
593
In this matchup
0.200
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average
0.288
Jeff Heathcock Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs
569
Jeff Heathcock Career Home Runs Allowed
16
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
Jeff Heathcock Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.188
Jeff Heathcock Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.422
Jeff Heathcock Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.250
In this matchup
0.250
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Jeff Heathcock Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.253
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Hit By Pitch
87
Jeff Heathcock Career Batters Hit By Pitch
4
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Intentional Walks
172
Jeff Heathcock Career Intentional Walks Allowed
7
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Strikeouts
1348
Jeff Heathcock Career Strikeouts Thrown
64
In this matchup
5.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.940
Jeff Heathcock Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
10.219
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Jeff Heathcock Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Jeff Heathcock Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
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
Jeff Heathcock Career Sacrifice Hits
8
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Flies
119
Jeff Heathcock Career Sacrifice Flies
7
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Ground into Double Play
232
Jeff Heathcock Career Double Plays Enabled
9
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0