Lou Piniella vs. Neal Heaton — Matchup Analysis
Neal Heaton has completely neutralized Piniella in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Heaton. Piniella's numbers against Heaton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 55% below the career mark of 0.741, with a batting average of just 0.167, 43% below their career average and below Heaton's career opposing average of 0.273. Heaton has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Piniella down once every 6 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 11.8 PA. Edge: Heaton.
How Lou Piniella put the ball into play against Neal Heaton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Neal Heaton to Lou Piniella
Matchup Details for Lou Piniella and Neal Heaton
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Piniella and Neal Heaton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Lou Piniella Career Plate Appearances
6362
Neal Heaton Career Batters Faced
6481
In this matchup
0.167
Lou Piniella Career Batting Average
0.291
Neal Heaton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs
102
Neal Heaton Career Home Runs Allowed
163
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
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Neal Heaton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Neal Heaton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.189
Neal Heaton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.233
In this matchup
0.200
Lou Piniella Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Neal Heaton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Hit By Pitch
31
Neal Heaton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Intentional Walks
82
Neal Heaton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
51
In this matchup
1
Lou Piniella Career Strikeouts
541
Neal Heaton Career Strikeouts Thrown
699
In this matchup
6.000
Lou Piniella Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.760
Neal Heaton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.272
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Piniella Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Neal Heaton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.750
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Lou Piniella Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Neal Heaton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
Lou Piniella Career Sacrifice Hits
35
Neal Heaton Career Sacrifice Hits
60
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Sacrifice Flies
61
Neal Heaton Career Sacrifice Flies
54
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Ground into Double Play
209
Neal Heaton Career Double Plays Enabled
131
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0