Tony Peña vs. Kent Tekulve — Matchup Analysis
Kent Tekulve has completely neutralized Peña in this matchup. Peña's numbers against Tekulve tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.321, 52% below the career mark of 0.673, with a batting average of just 0.133, 49% below their career average and below Tekulve's career opposing average of 0.244. Even with Peña striking out less often than usual, once every 8.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Tekulve. Edge: Tekulve.
How Tony Peña put the ball into play against Kent Tekulve
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kent Tekulve to Tony Peña
Matchup Details for Tony Peña and Kent Tekulve
Stats that describe the matchup between Tony Peña and Kent Tekulve including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Tony Peña Career Plate Appearances
7073
Kent Tekulve Career Batters Faced
6001
In this matchup
0.133
Tony Peña Career Batting Average
0.260
Kent Tekulve Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
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
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Kent Tekulve Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.012
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.063
Kent Tekulve Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.048
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tony Peña Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.126
Kent Tekulve Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.081
In this matchup
0.154
Tony Peña Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Kent Tekulve Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Hit By Pitch
23
Kent Tekulve Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Intentional Walks
72
Kent Tekulve Career Intentional Walks Allowed
179
In this matchup
2
Tony Peña Career Strikeouts
846
Kent Tekulve Career Strikeouts Thrown
779
In this matchup
8.500
Tony Peña Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.360
Kent Tekulve Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.703
In this matchup
0.500
Tony Peña Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.540
Kent Tekulve Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.176
Tony Peña Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.313
Kent Tekulve Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.329
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
1
Tony Peña Career Sacrifice Hits
68
Kent Tekulve Career Sacrifice Hits
92
In this matchup
0
Tony Peña Career Sacrifice Flies
38
Kent Tekulve Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
1
Tony Peña Career Ground into Double Play
234
Kent Tekulve Career Double Plays Enabled
162
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0