Rafael Palmeiro vs. Frank Viola — Matchup Analysis
Frank Viola has completely neutralized Palmeiro in this matchup. Palmeiro's numbers against Viola tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 44% below the career mark of 0.885, with a batting average of just 0.227, 21% below their career average and below Viola's career opposing average of 0.260. Even with Palmeiro striking out less often than usual, once every 22 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Viola. Edge: Viola.
How Rafael Palmeiro put the ball into play against Frank Viola
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Frank Viola to Rafael Palmeiro
Matchup Details for Rafael Palmeiro and Frank Viola
Stats that describe the matchup between Rafael Palmeiro and Frank Viola including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances
12046
Frank Viola Career Batters Faced
11933
In this matchup
22
Rafael Palmeiro Career At Bats
10472
Frank Viola Career At Bats Pitched
10870
In this matchup
0.227
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average
0.288
Frank Viola Career Opposing Batting Average
0.260
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs
569
Frank Viola Career Home Runs Allowed
294
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
Frank Viola Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.188
Frank Viola Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.104
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.422
Frank Viola Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.159
In this matchup
0.238
Rafael Palmeiro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Frank Viola Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Hit By Pitch
87
Frank Viola Career Batters Hit By Pitch
48
Outs
In this matchup
16
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Intentional Walks
172
Frank Viola Career Intentional Walks Allowed
39
In this matchup
1
Rafael Palmeiro Career Strikeouts
1348
Frank Viola Career Strikeouts Thrown
1844
In this matchup
22.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.940
Frank Viola Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.471
In this matchup
0.000
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Frank Viola Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.227
Rafael Palmeiro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Frank Viola Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Frank Viola Career Sacrifice Hits
88
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Sacrifice Flies
119
Frank Viola Career Sacrifice Flies
63
In this matchup
0
Rafael Palmeiro Career Ground into Double Play
232
Frank Viola Career Double Plays Enabled
215
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0