Mel Roach vs. Bob Purkey — Matchup Analysis
Bob Purkey has completely neutralized Roach in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Purkey. Roach's numbers against Purkey tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 53% below the career mark of 0.606, with a batting average of just 0.143, 40% below their career average and below Purkey's career opposing average of 0.261. Edge: Purkey.
How Mel Roach put the ball into play against Bob Purkey
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Purkey to Mel Roach
Matchup Details for Mel Roach and Bob Purkey
Stats that describe the matchup between Mel Roach and Bob Purkey including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Mel Roach Career Plate Appearances
540
Bob Purkey Career Batters Faced
8899
In this matchup
0.143
Mel Roach Career Batting Average
0.239
Bob Purkey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
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
Mel Roach Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.014
Bob Purkey Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Roach Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.059
Bob Purkey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Roach Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.093
Bob Purkey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.246
In this matchup
0.143
Mel Roach Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
Bob Purkey Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.269
In this matchup
0
Mel Roach Career Hit By Pitch
3
Bob Purkey Career Batters Hit By Pitch
71
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Mel Roach Career Intentional Walks
1
Bob Purkey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Roach Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.200
Bob Purkey Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.222
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Roach Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Bob Purkey Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Mel Roach Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.267
Bob Purkey Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Mel Roach Career Sacrifice Flies
5
Bob Purkey Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Mel Roach Career Ground into Double Play
17
Bob Purkey Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0