Billy Ripken vs. Gene Nelson — Matchup Analysis
Gene Nelson has completely neutralized Ripken in this matchup. Ripken's numbers against Nelson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.273, 55% below the career mark of 0.612, with a batting average of just 0.091, 63% below their career average and below Nelson's career opposing average of 0.258. Even with Ripken striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Nelson. Edge: Nelson.
How Billy Ripken put the ball into play against Gene Nelson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Gene Nelson to Billy Ripken
Matchup Details for Billy Ripken and Gene Nelson
Stats that describe the matchup between Billy Ripken and Gene Nelson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Billy Ripken Career Plate Appearances
3015
Gene Nelson Career Batters Faced
4652
In this matchup
0.091
Billy Ripken Career Batting Average
0.247
Gene Nelson 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
Billy Ripken Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.007
Gene Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Ripken Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.030
Gene Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Ripken Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.060
Gene Nelson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.179
In this matchup
0.100
Billy Ripken Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Gene Nelson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
Billy Ripken Career Hit By Pitch
18
Gene Nelson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
33
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Billy Ripken Career Intentional Walks
3
Gene Nelson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
1
Billy Ripken Career Strikeouts
332
Gene Nelson Career Strikeouts Thrown
655
In this matchup
11.000
Billy Ripken Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.080
Gene Nelson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.102
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Ripken Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.520
Gene Nelson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.091
Billy Ripken Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.282
Gene Nelson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
Billy Ripken Career Sacrifice Hits
72
Gene Nelson Career Sacrifice Hits
43
In this matchup
0
Billy Ripken Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Gene Nelson Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
0
Billy Ripken Career Ground into Double Play
81
Gene Nelson Career Double Plays Enabled
91
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0