Mike Piazza vs. Dennis Eckersley — Matchup Analysis
Mike Piazza has absolutely raked against Eckersley. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Piazza. Piazza's production against Eckersley has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.267, 37% above the career mark of 0.922, with a batting average of 0.600, 95% above their career average and above Eckersley's career opposing average of 0.246. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7 PA, Piazza is still posting above-career production against Eckersley. Edge: Piazza.
How Mike Piazza put the ball into play against Dennis Eckersley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dennis Eckersley to Mike Piazza
Matchup Details for Mike Piazza and Dennis Eckersley
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Piazza and Dennis Eckersley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Mike Piazza Career Plate Appearances
7745
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced
13534
In this matchup
5
Mike Piazza Career At Bats
6911
Dennis Eckersley Career At Bats Pitched
12519
In this matchup
0.600
Mike Piazza Career Batting Average
0.308
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Mike Piazza Career Home Runs
427
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed
347
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Piazza Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.062
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Piazza Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.201
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Piazza Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.384
Dennis Eckersley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
0.750
Mike Piazza Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Dennis Eckersley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Mike Piazza Career Hit By Pitch
30
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
75
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
1
Mike Piazza Career Intentional Walks
146
Dennis Eckersley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
91
In this matchup
1
Mike Piazza Career Strikeouts
1113
Dennis Eckersley Career Strikeouts Thrown
2401
In this matchup
5.000
Mike Piazza Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.960
Dennis Eckersley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.637
In this matchup
1.000
Mike Piazza Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.800
Mike Piazza Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.391
Dennis Eckersley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.289
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
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0
In this matchup
0
Mike Piazza Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Hits
109
In this matchup
0
Mike Piazza Career Sacrifice Flies
45
Dennis Eckersley Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
0
Mike Piazza Career Ground into Double Play
229
Dennis Eckersley Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0