Mike Piazza vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Piazza in this matchup. Piazza's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.259, 72% below the career mark of 0.922, with a batting average of just 0.071, 77% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Piazza striking out less often than usual, once every 7.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.
How Mike Piazza put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Mike Piazza
Matchup Details for Mike Piazza and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Piazza and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Mike Piazza Career Plate Appearances
7745
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.071
Mike Piazza Career Batting Average
0.308
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
Mike Piazza Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.062
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Piazza Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.201
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Piazza Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.384
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.083
Mike Piazza Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Mike Piazza Career Hit By Pitch
30
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
1
Mike Piazza Career Intentional Walks
146
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
2
Mike Piazza Career Strikeouts
1113
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
7.500
Mike Piazza Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.960
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
1.000
Mike Piazza Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Mike Piazza Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.391
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Mike Piazza Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Mike Piazza Career Sacrifice Flies
45
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Mike Piazza Career Ground into Double Play
229
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0