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
7
Mel Roach Career At Bats
499
Bob Purkey Career At Bats Pitched
8318
In this matchup
0.143
Mel Roach Career Batting Average
0.239
Bob Purkey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
In this matchup
1
Mel Roach Career Hits
119
Bob Purkey Career Hits Allowed
2170
In this matchup
1
Mel Roach Career Singles
87
In this matchup
0
Mel Roach Career Doubles
25
In this matchup
0
Mel Roach Career Triples
0
In this matchup
0
Mel Roach Career Home Runs
7
Bob Purkey Career Home Runs Allowed
195

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
Mel Roach Career Extra Base Hits
32
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
1
Mel Roach Total Bases
165
In this matchup
1
Mel Roach Career Times on Base
146
In this matchup
0.143
Mel Roach Career On Base Percentage
0.275
In this matchup
0.143
Mel Roach Career Slugging Percentage
0.331
In this matchup
0.286
Mel Roach Career OPS
0.606
In this matchup
0.000
Mel Roach Career Isolated Power
0.092
In this matchup
0.100
Mel Roach Career Gross Production Average
0.206
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 RBIs
43
In this matchup
0.143
Mel Roach Career Runs Created
44.430
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 Walks
24
Bob Purkey Career Walks Allowed
510
In this matchup
0
Mel Roach Career Intentional Walks
1
Bob Purkey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
0
Mel Roach Career Strikeouts
75
Bob Purkey Career Strikeouts Thrown
793
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 Hits
9
Bob Purkey Career Sacrifice Hits
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