Lou Piniella vs. Dave Sells — Matchup Analysis

Dave Sells has completely neutralized Piniella in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Sells. Piniella's numbers against Sells tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.422, 43% below the career mark of 0.741, with a batting average of just 0.111, 62% below their career average and below Sells's career opposing average of 0.274. Sells has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Piniella down once every 9 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 11.8 PA. Edge: Sells.

How Lou Piniella put the ball into play against Dave Sells

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dave Sells to Lou Piniella

Matchup Details for Lou Piniella and Dave Sells

Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Piniella and Dave Sells including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Lou Piniella Career Plate Appearances
6362
Dave Sells Career Batters Faced
623
In this matchup
9
Lou Piniella Career At Bats
5867
Dave Sells Career At Bats Pitched
533
In this matchup
0.111
Lou Piniella Career Batting Average
0.291
Dave Sells Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
1
Lou Piniella Career Hits
1705
Dave Sells Career Hits Allowed
146
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Singles
1257
In this matchup
1
Lou Piniella Career Doubles
305
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Triples
41
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs
102
Dave Sells Career Home Runs Allowed
10

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
1
Lou Piniella Career Extra Base Hits
448
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Dave Sells Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Dave Sells Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.068

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.189
Dave Sells Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.204
In this matchup
2
Lou Piniella Total Bases
2398
In this matchup
2
Lou Piniella Career Times on Base
2104
In this matchup
0.200
Lou Piniella Career On Base Percentage
0.333
In this matchup
0.222
Lou Piniella Career Slugging Percentage
0.409
In this matchup
0.422
Lou Piniella Career OPS
0.741
In this matchup
0.111
Lou Piniella Career Isolated Power
0.118
In this matchup
0.146
Lou Piniella Career Gross Production Average
0.252
In this matchup
0.125
Lou Piniella Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Dave Sells Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
2
Lou Piniella Career RBIs
766
In this matchup
0.400
Lou Piniella Career Runs Created
796.480
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Hit By Pitch
31
Dave Sells Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Walks
368
Dave Sells Career Walks Allowed
67
In this matchup
1
Lou Piniella Career Intentional Walks
82
Dave Sells Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Lou Piniella Career Strikeouts
541
Dave Sells Career Strikeouts Thrown
49
In this matchup
9.000
Lou Piniella Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.760
Dave Sells Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
12.714
In this matchup
1.000
Lou Piniella Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Dave Sells Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.370

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.222
Lou Piniella Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Dave Sells Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.355

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
Dave Sells Career Sacrifice Hits
8
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Sacrifice Flies
61
Dave Sells Career Sacrifice Flies
7
In this matchup
1
Lou Piniella Career Ground into Double Play
209
Dave Sells Career Double Plays Enabled
17

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0