Paul Richards vs. Vern Kennedy — Matchup Analysis
Vern Kennedy has completely neutralized Richards in this matchup. Richards's numbers against Kennedy tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.445, 27% below the career mark of 0.606, with a batting average of just 0.154, 32% below their career average and below Kennedy's career opposing average of 0.272. Even with Richards striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 10.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kennedy. Edge: Kennedy.
How Paul Richards put the ball into play against Vern Kennedy
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vern Kennedy to Paul Richards
Matchup Details for Paul Richards and Vern Kennedy
Stats that describe the matchup between Paul Richards and Vern Kennedy including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Paul Richards Career Plate Appearances
1602
Vern Kennedy Career Batters Faced
9055
In this matchup
0.154
Paul Richards Career Batting Average
0.227
Vern Kennedy Career Opposing Batting Average
0.272
In this matchup
0
Paul Richards Career Home Runs
15
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
Paul Richards Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.011
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Paul Richards Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.047
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.060
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Paul Richards Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.101
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.188
In this matchup
0.167
Paul Richards Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
Vern Kennedy Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Paul Richards Career Hit By Pitch
3
Vern Kennedy Career Batters Hit By Pitch
24
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Paul Richards Career Intentional Walks
0
Vern Kennedy Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
1
Paul Richards Career Strikeouts
149
Vern Kennedy Career Strikeouts Thrown
691
In this matchup
14.000
Paul Richards Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.750
Vern Kennedy Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.104
In this matchup
1.000
Paul Richards Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.050
Vern Kennedy Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.214
Paul Richards Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.298
Vern Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.356
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
Paul Richards Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Vern Kennedy Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Paul Richards Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Vern Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
2
Paul Richards Career Ground into Double Play
35
Vern Kennedy Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0