Gene Richards vs. Joe Kerrigan — Matchup Analysis
Gene Richards has absolutely raked against Kerrigan. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Richards. Richards's production against Kerrigan has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.548, 109% above the career mark of 0.739, with a batting average of 0.667, 130% above their career average and above Kerrigan's career opposing average of 0.264. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.1 PA, Richards is still posting above-career production against Kerrigan. Edge: Richards.
How Gene Richards put the ball into play against Joe Kerrigan
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Kerrigan to Gene Richards
Matchup Details for Gene Richards and Joe Kerrigan
Stats that describe the matchup between Gene Richards and Joe Kerrigan including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Gene Richards Career Plate Appearances
3958
Joe Kerrigan Career Batters Faced
953
In this matchup
0.667
Gene Richards Career Batting Average
0.290
Joe Kerrigan Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
0
Gene Richards Career Home Runs
26
Joe Kerrigan Career Home Runs Allowed
17
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
Joe Kerrigan Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Gene Richards Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.025
Joe Kerrigan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.077
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Gene Richards Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.060
Joe Kerrigan Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.159
In this matchup
0.800
Gene Richards Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.323
Joe Kerrigan Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Gene Richards Career Hit By Pitch
20
Joe Kerrigan Career Batters Hit By Pitch
7
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Gene Richards Career Intentional Walks
39
Joe Kerrigan Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
1
Gene Richards Career Strikeouts
436
Joe Kerrigan Career Strikeouts Thrown
107
In this matchup
7.000
Gene Richards Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.080
Joe Kerrigan Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.907
In this matchup
1.000
Gene Richards Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.820
Joe Kerrigan Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.860
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.714
Gene Richards Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.360
Joe Kerrigan Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.342
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
Joe Kerrigan Career Sacrifice Hits
12
In this matchup
0
Gene Richards Career Sacrifice Flies
13
Joe Kerrigan Career Sacrifice Flies
6
In this matchup
0
Gene Richards Career Ground into Double Play
56
Joe Kerrigan Career Double Plays Enabled
25
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0