Rafael Palmeiro vs. Dave Righetti — Matchup Analysis
Rafael Palmeiro has absolutely raked against Righetti. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Palmeiro. Palmeiro's production against Righetti has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.357, 53% above the career mark of 0.885, with a batting average of 0.429, 49% above their career average and above Righetti's career opposing average of 0.244. Despite striking out once every 8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.9 PA, Palmeiro is still posting above-career production against Righetti. Edge: Palmeiro.
How Rafael Palmeiro put the ball into play against Dave Righetti
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dave Righetti to Rafael Palmeiro
Matchup Details for Rafael Palmeiro and Dave Righetti
Stats that describe the matchup between Rafael Palmeiro and Dave Righetti including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances
12046
Dave Righetti Career Batters Faced
5988
In this matchup
7
Rafael Palmeiro Career At Bats
10472
Dave Righetti Career At Bats Pitched
5269
In this matchup
0.429
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average
0.288
Dave Righetti Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs
569
Dave Righetti Career Home Runs Allowed
95
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
0.143
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Dave Righetti Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.333
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.188
Dave Righetti Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.074
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.422
Dave Righetti Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.400
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Dave Righetti Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Hit By Pitch
87
Dave Righetti Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Intentional Walks
172
Dave Righetti Career Intentional Walks Allowed
48
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Strikeouts
1348
Dave Righetti Career Strikeouts Thrown
1112
In this matchup
8.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.940
Dave Righetti Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.385
In this matchup
1.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Dave Righetti Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.530
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Dave Righetti Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
Dave Righetti Career Sacrifice Hits
66
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Flies
119
Dave Righetti Career Sacrifice Flies
41
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Ground into Double Play
232
Dave Righetti Career Double Plays Enabled
122
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0