Mickey Rivers vs. Jim Palmer — Matchup Analysis
Jim Palmer has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.239, 19% below their career average and above Palmer's career opposing average of 0.230, Rivers's OPS of 0.575 is 21% below the career mark of 0.724. Even with Rivers striking out less often than usual, once every 13.9 PA versus a career rate of once every 12.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Palmer. Edge: Palmer.
How Mickey Rivers put the ball into play against Jim Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Palmer to Mickey Rivers
Matchup Details for Mickey Rivers and Jim Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Mickey Rivers and Jim Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
97
Mickey Rivers Career Plate Appearances
6027
Jim Palmer Career Batters Faced
16114
In this matchup
0.239
Mickey Rivers Career Batting Average
0.295
Jim Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
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
0.011
Mickey Rivers Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.011
Jim Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.045
Mickey Rivers Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.037
Jim Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.143
Mickey Rivers Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.130
Jim Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.137
In this matchup
0.250
Mickey Rivers Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
Jim Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.253
In this matchup
1
Mickey Rivers Career Hit By Pitch
22
Jim Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
In this matchup
64
In this matchup
0
Mickey Rivers Career Intentional Walks
20
Jim Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
7
Mickey Rivers Career Strikeouts
471
Jim Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
2212
In this matchup
13.857
Mickey Rivers Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.800
Jim Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.285
In this matchup
0.429
Mickey Rivers Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Jim Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.258
Mickey Rivers Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Jim Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.291
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
1
Mickey Rivers Career Sacrifice Hits
75
Jim Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
115
In this matchup
0
Mickey Rivers Career Sacrifice Flies
35
Jim Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
75
In this matchup
1
Mickey Rivers Career Ground into Double Play
44
Jim Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
195
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0