Rafael Palmeiro vs. Cliff Lee — Matchup Analysis
Cliff Lee has completely neutralized Palmeiro in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Lee. Palmeiro's numbers against Lee tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.611, 31% below the career mark of 0.885, with a batting average of just 0.125, 57% below their career average and below Lee's career opposing average of 0.255. Even with Palmeiro striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Lee. Edge: Lee.
How Rafael Palmeiro put the ball into play against Cliff Lee
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Cliff Lee to Rafael Palmeiro
Matchup Details for Rafael Palmeiro and Cliff Lee
Stats that describe the matchup between Rafael Palmeiro and Cliff Lee including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances
12046
Cliff Lee Career Batters Faced
8917
In this matchup
0.125
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average
0.288
Cliff Lee Career Opposing Batting Average
0.255
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs
569
Cliff Lee 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
0.125
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Cliff Lee Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
1.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.188
Cliff Lee Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.105
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.422
Cliff Lee Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.122
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Cliff Lee Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Hit By Pitch
87
Cliff Lee Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Intentional Walks
172
Cliff Lee Career Intentional Walks Allowed
12
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Strikeouts
1348
Cliff Lee Career Strikeouts Thrown
1824
In this matchup
9.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.940
Cliff Lee Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.889
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Cliff Lee Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.250
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Cliff Lee Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.291
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
Cliff Lee Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Flies
119
Cliff Lee Career Sacrifice Flies
54
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Ground into Double Play
232
Cliff Lee Career Double Plays Enabled
166
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0