Rafael Palmeiro vs. Mariano Rivera — Matchup Analysis
Rafael Palmeiro has had Rivera's number. Palmeiro is hitting 0.333 in this matchup, 16% above their career average and above Rivera's career opposing average of 0.211. Palmeiro also posted an OPS of 1.050, well above the career mark of 0.885. Palmeiro has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Palmeiro.
How Rafael Palmeiro put the ball into play against Mariano Rivera
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mariano Rivera to Rafael Palmeiro
Matchup Details for Rafael Palmeiro and Mariano Rivera
Stats that describe the matchup between Rafael Palmeiro and Mariano Rivera including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances
12046
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Faced
5103
In this matchup
24
Rafael Palmeiro Career At Bats
10472
Mariano Rivera Career At Bats Pitched
4720
In this matchup
0.333
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average
0.288
Mariano Rivera Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
2
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs
569
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed
71
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
0.083
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.250
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.188
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.071
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.422
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.061
In this matchup
0.273
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Mariano Rivera Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.267
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Hit By Pitch
87
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Intentional Walks
172
Mariano Rivera Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Strikeouts
1348
Mariano Rivera Career Strikeouts Thrown
1173
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.940
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.350
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Mariano Rivera Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.240
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.483
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Mariano Rivera Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Mariano Rivera Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Flies
119
Mariano Rivera Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
3
Rafael Palmeiro Career Ground into Double Play
232
Mariano Rivera Career Double Plays Enabled
88
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0