Lou Piniella vs. Vida Blue — Matchup Analysis
Vida Blue has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.270, 7% below their career average and above Blue's career opposing average of 0.237, Piniella's OPS of 0.662 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.741. Blue has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Piniella down once every 6.1 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 11.8 PA. Slight edge: Blue.
How Lou Piniella put the ball into play against Vida Blue
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vida Blue to Lou Piniella
Matchup Details for Lou Piniella and Vida Blue
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Piniella and Vida Blue including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
92
Lou Piniella Career Plate Appearances
6362
Vida Blue Career Batters Faced
13837
In this matchup
0.270
Lou Piniella Career Batting Average
0.291
Vida Blue Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
0.011
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.042
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.067
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.189
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.121
In this matchup
0.307
Lou Piniella Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Vida Blue Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.269
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Hit By Pitch
31
Vida Blue Career Batters Hit By Pitch
23
Outs
In this matchup
51
In this matchup
1
Lou Piniella Career Intentional Walks
82
Vida Blue Career Intentional Walks Allowed
61
In this matchup
15
Lou Piniella Career Strikeouts
541
Vida Blue Career Strikeouts Thrown
2175
In this matchup
6.133
Lou Piniella Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.760
Vida Blue Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.362
In this matchup
0.133
Lou Piniella Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Vida Blue Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.283
Lou Piniella Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Vida Blue Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
Lou Piniella Career Sacrifice Hits
35
Vida Blue Career Sacrifice Hits
149
In this matchup
2
Lou Piniella Career Sacrifice Flies
61
Vida Blue Career Sacrifice Flies
97
In this matchup
3
Lou Piniella Career Ground into Double Play
209
Vida Blue Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0