Gene Richards vs. John Denny — Matchup Analysis
John Denny has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.269, 7% below their career average and above Denny's career opposing average of 0.258, Richards's OPS of 0.642 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.739. Even with Richards striking out less often than usual, once every 13.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Denny. Slight edge: Denny.
How Gene Richards put the ball into play against John Denny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Denny to Gene Richards
Matchup Details for Gene Richards and John Denny
Stats that describe the matchup between Gene Richards and John Denny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
27
Gene Richards Career Plate Appearances
3958
John Denny Career Batters Faced
9077
In this matchup
0.269
Gene Richards Career Batting Average
0.290
John Denny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
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
Gene Richards Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.007
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Gene Richards Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.025
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.065
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Gene Richards Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.060
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.120
In this matchup
0.292
Gene Richards Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.323
John Denny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Gene Richards Career Hit By Pitch
20
John Denny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
54
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
Gene Richards Career Intentional Walks
39
John Denny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
2
Gene Richards Career Strikeouts
436
John Denny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1146
In this matchup
13.500
Gene Richards Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.080
John Denny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.921
In this matchup
0.500
Gene Richards Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.820
John Denny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.680
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.296
Gene Richards Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.360
John Denny Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
Gene Richards Career Sacrifice Hits
20
John Denny Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Gene Richards Career Sacrifice Flies
13
John Denny Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Gene Richards Career Ground into Double Play
56
John Denny Career Double Plays Enabled
250
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0