Tony Peña vs. Jim Kern — Matchup Analysis
Tony Peña has absolutely raked against Kern. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Peña. Peña's production against Kern has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.200, 78% above the career mark of 0.673, with a batting average of 0.600, 131% above their career average and above Kern's career opposing average of 0.235. Edge: Peña.
How Tony Peña put the ball into play against Jim Kern
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Kern to Tony Peña
Matchup Details for Tony Peña and Jim Kern
Stats that describe the matchup between Tony Peña and Jim Kern including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Tony Peña Career Plate Appearances
7073
Jim Kern Career Batters Faced
3422
In this matchup
0.600
Tony Peña Career Batting Average
0.260
Jim Kern Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
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
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Jim Kern Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.012
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.063
Jim Kern Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.052
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.126
Jim Kern Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.054
In this matchup
0.600
Tony Peña Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Jim Kern Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Hit By Pitch
23
Jim Kern Career Batters Hit By Pitch
29
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Intentional Walks
72
Jim Kern Career Intentional Walks Allowed
61
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Peña Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.360
Jim Kern Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.257
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Peña Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Jim Kern Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.680
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
Tony Peña Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.313
Jim Kern Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Sacrifice Flies
38
Jim Kern Career Sacrifice Flies
32
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Ground into Double Play
234
Jim Kern Career Double Plays Enabled
74
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0