Johnny Pesky vs. Bob Porterfield — Matchup Analysis
Bob Porterfield has had the better of this matchup. Pesky is hitting just 0.233 in this matchup, 24% below their career average and below Porterfield's career opposing average of 0.258. Pesky also posted an OPS of 0.657, modestly below the career mark of 0.780. Even with Pesky striking out less often than usual, once every 34 PA versus a career rate of once every 25.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Porterfield. Slight edge: Porterfield.
How Johnny Pesky put the ball into play against Bob Porterfield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Porterfield to Johnny Pesky
Matchup Details for Johnny Pesky and Bob Porterfield
Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Pesky and Bob Porterfield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
34
Johnny Pesky Career Plate Appearances
5516
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Faced
6646
In this matchup
30
Johnny Pesky Career At Bats
4745
Bob Porterfield Career At Bats Pitched
6080
In this matchup
0.233
Johnny Pesky Career Batting Average
0.307
Bob Porterfield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
In this matchup
0
Johnny Pesky Career Home Runs
17
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed
113
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
Johnny Pesky Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.004
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Pesky Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.012
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.072
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Johnny Pesky Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.078
Bob Porterfield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.198
In this matchup
0.241
Johnny Pesky Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
Bob Porterfield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Johnny Pesky Career Hit By Pitch
25
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
22
In this matchup
0
Johnny Pesky Career Intentional Walks
0
Bob Porterfield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
1
Johnny Pesky Career Strikeouts
218
Bob Porterfield Career Strikeouts Thrown
572
In this matchup
34.000
Johnny Pesky Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
25.300
Bob Porterfield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.619
In this matchup
4.000
Johnny Pesky Career Walks Per Strikeout
3.040
Bob Porterfield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.970
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.324
Johnny Pesky Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.384
Bob Porterfield 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
Johnny Pesky Career Sacrifice Hits
83
Bob Porterfield Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Johnny Pesky Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Bob Porterfield Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Johnny Pesky Career Ground into Double Play
82
Bob Porterfield Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0