Rafael Palmeiro vs. Greg Maddux — Matchup Analysis
Greg Maddux has completely neutralized Palmeiro in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Maddux. Palmeiro's numbers against Maddux tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.556, 37% below the career mark of 0.885, with a batting average of just 0.222, 23% below their career average and below Maddux's career opposing average of 0.250. 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 Maddux. Edge: Maddux.
How Rafael Palmeiro put the ball into play against Greg Maddux
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Greg Maddux to Rafael Palmeiro
Matchup Details for Rafael Palmeiro and Greg Maddux
Stats that describe the matchup between Rafael Palmeiro and Greg Maddux including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances
12046
Greg Maddux Career Batters Faced
20421
In this matchup
9
Rafael Palmeiro Career At Bats
10472
Greg Maddux Career At Bats Pitched
18892
In this matchup
0.222
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average
0.288
Greg Maddux Career Opposing Batting Average
0.250
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs
569
Greg Maddux Career Home Runs Allowed
353
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
Greg Maddux Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.188
Greg Maddux Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.422
Greg Maddux Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.105
In this matchup
0.250
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Greg Maddux Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Hit By Pitch
87
Greg Maddux Career Batters Hit By Pitch
137
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Intentional Walks
172
Greg Maddux Career Intentional Walks Allowed
177
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Strikeouts
1348
Greg Maddux Career Strikeouts Thrown
3371
In this matchup
9.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.940
Greg Maddux Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.058
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Greg Maddux Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.300
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Greg Maddux Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.289
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Greg Maddux Career Sacrifice Hits
274
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Flies
119
Greg Maddux Career Sacrifice Flies
119
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Ground into Double Play
232
Greg Maddux Career Double Plays Enabled
422
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0