Bombo Rivera vs. Jim Kern — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Rivera is hitting 0.250 here, 6% below their career average, while Kern's career opposing average is 0.235. Rivera also posted an OPS of 0.650, close to the career mark of 0.697. Kern has had the edge in strikeouts, with Rivera going down once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.4 PA. No clear edge.
How Bombo Rivera put the ball into play against Jim Kern
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Kern to Bombo Rivera
Matchup Details for Bombo Rivera and Jim Kern
Stats that describe the matchup between Bombo Rivera and Jim Kern including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Bombo Rivera Career Plate Appearances
926
Jim Kern Career Batters Faced
3422
In this matchup
0.250
Bombo Rivera Career Batting Average
0.265
Jim Kern Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
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
Bombo Rivera Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.012
Jim Kern Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.012
In this matchup
0.000
Bombo Rivera Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.046
Jim Kern Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.052
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bombo Rivera Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.069
Jim Kern Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.054
In this matchup
0.333
Bombo Rivera Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Jim Kern Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Bombo Rivera Career Hit By Pitch
2
Jim Kern Career Batters Hit By Pitch
29
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Bombo Rivera Career Intentional Walks
2
Jim Kern Career Intentional Walks Allowed
61
In this matchup
5.000
Bombo Rivera Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.430
Jim Kern Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.257
In this matchup
1.000
Bombo Rivera Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.490
Jim Kern Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.680
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Bombo Rivera Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Jim Kern Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.343
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
Bombo Rivera Career Sacrifice Hits
19
Jim Kern Career Sacrifice Hits
71
In this matchup
0
Bombo Rivera Career Sacrifice Flies
3
Jim Kern Career Sacrifice Flies
32
In this matchup
0
Bombo Rivera Career Ground into Double Play
19
Jim Kern Career Double Plays Enabled
74
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0