Jim Piersall vs. Jim Bunning — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Piersall is hitting 0.302 here, 11% above their career average, while Bunning's career opposing average is 0.238. Piersall also posted an OPS of 0.724, close to the career mark of 0.718. Bunning has had the edge in strikeouts, with Piersall going down once every 10.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 11.3 PA. No clear edge.

How Jim Piersall put the ball into play against Jim Bunning

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Bunning to Jim Piersall

Matchup Details for Jim Piersall and Jim Bunning

Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Piersall and Jim Bunning including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
96
Jim Piersall Career Plate Appearances
6591
Jim Bunning Career Batters Faced
15618
In this matchup
86
Jim Piersall Career At Bats
5890
Jim Bunning Career At Bats Pitched
14418
In this matchup
0.302
Jim Piersall Career Batting Average
0.272
Jim Bunning Career Opposing Batting Average
0.238
In this matchup
26
Jim Piersall Career Hits
1604
Jim Bunning Career Hits Allowed
3433
In this matchup
21
Jim Piersall Career Singles
1192
In this matchup
4
Jim Piersall Career Doubles
256
In this matchup
0
Jim Piersall Career Triples
52
In this matchup
1
Jim Piersall Career Home Runs
104
Jim Bunning Career Home Runs Allowed
372

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
5
Jim Piersall Career Extra Base Hits
412
In this matchup
0.012
Jim Piersall Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Jim Bunning Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.038
Jim Piersall Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.065
Jim Bunning Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.108

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.111
Jim Piersall Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.178
Jim Bunning Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.130
In this matchup
33
Jim Piersall Total Bases
2276
In this matchup
32
Jim Piersall Career Times on Base
2153
In this matchup
0.340
Jim Piersall Career On Base Percentage
0.332
In this matchup
0.384
Jim Piersall Career Slugging Percentage
0.386
In this matchup
0.724
Jim Piersall Career OPS
0.718
In this matchup
0.081
Jim Piersall Career Isolated Power
0.114
In this matchup
0.249
Jim Piersall Career Gross Production Average
0.246
In this matchup
0.321
Jim Piersall Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
Jim Bunning Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
In this matchup
11
Jim Piersall Career RBIs
591
In this matchup
11.242
Jim Piersall Career Runs Created
802.410
In this matchup
1
Jim Piersall Career Hit By Pitch
25
Jim Bunning Career Batters Hit By Pitch
160

Outs

In this matchup
53
In this matchup
5
Jim Piersall Career Walks
524
Jim Bunning Career Walks Allowed
1000
In this matchup
0
Jim Piersall Career Intentional Walks
23
Jim Bunning Career Intentional Walks Allowed
98
In this matchup
9
Jim Piersall Career Strikeouts
583
Jim Bunning Career Strikeouts Thrown
2855
In this matchup
10.667
Jim Piersall Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.310
Jim Bunning Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.470
In this matchup
0.556
Jim Piersall Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.900
Jim Bunning Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.323
Jim Piersall Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
Jim Bunning Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.290

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
2
Jim Piersall Career Sacrifice Hits
104
Jim Bunning Career Sacrifice Hits
24
In this matchup
2
Jim Piersall Career Sacrifice Flies
48
Jim Bunning Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
1
Jim Piersall Career Ground into Double Play
161
Jim Bunning Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0