Ruben Rivera vs. John Burkett — Matchup Analysis
John Burkett has dominated this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Burkett. Rivera is hitting just 0.167 in this matchup, 23% below their career average and below Burkett's career opposing average of 0.277. Rivera also posted an OPS of 0.500, well below the career mark of 0.701. Burkett has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Rivera down once every 2 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 3.6 PA. Edge: Burkett.
How Ruben Rivera put the ball into play against John Burkett
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Burkett to Ruben Rivera
Matchup Details for Ruben Rivera and John Burkett
Stats that describe the matchup between Ruben Rivera and John Burkett including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Ruben Rivera Career Plate Appearances
1818
John Burkett Career Batters Faced
11324
In this matchup
0.167
Ruben Rivera Career Batting Average
0.216
John Burkett Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
0
Ruben Rivera Career Home Runs
64
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed
257
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
Ruben Rivera Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Rivera Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.187
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Rivera Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.125
John Burkett Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.333
Ruben Rivera Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
John Burkett Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
In this matchup
0
Ruben Rivera Career Hit By Pitch
29
John Burkett Career Batters Hit By Pitch
90
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Ruben Rivera Career Intentional Walks
4
John Burkett Career Intentional Walks Allowed
59
In this matchup
3
Ruben Rivera Career Strikeouts
510
John Burkett Career Strikeouts Thrown
1766
In this matchup
2.000
Ruben Rivera Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.560
John Burkett Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.412
In this matchup
0.000
Ruben Rivera Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
John Burkett Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Ruben Rivera Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
John Burkett Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.320
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
Ruben Rivera Career Sacrifice Hits
6
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Hits
107
In this matchup
0
Ruben Rivera Career Sacrifice Flies
12
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Flies
69
In this matchup
1
Ruben Rivera Career Ground into Double Play
28
John Burkett Career Double Plays Enabled
224
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0