Johnny Rucker vs. Kirby Higbe — Matchup Analysis

Kirby Higbe has completely neutralized Rucker in this matchup. Rucker's numbers against Higbe tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.526, 21% below the career mark of 0.668, with a batting average of just 0.186, 31% below their career average and below Higbe's career opposing average of 0.236. Higbe has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Rucker down once every 5.4 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 11.2 PA. Edge: Higbe.

How Johnny Rucker put the ball into play against Kirby Higbe

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kirby Higbe to Johnny Rucker

Matchup Details for Johnny Rucker and Kirby Higbe

Stats that describe the matchup between Johnny Rucker and Kirby Higbe including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
65
Johnny Rucker Career Plate Appearances
2769
Kirby Higbe Career Batters Faced
8472
In this matchup
59
Johnny Rucker Career At Bats
2617
Kirby Higbe Career At Bats Pitched
7458
In this matchup
0.186
Johnny Rucker Career Batting Average
0.272
Kirby Higbe Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
11
Johnny Rucker Career Hits
711
Kirby Higbe Career Hits Allowed
1763
In this matchup
8
Johnny Rucker Career Singles
546
In this matchup
1
Johnny Rucker Career Doubles
105
In this matchup
1
Johnny Rucker Career Triples
39
In this matchup
1
Johnny Rucker Career Home Runs
21
Kirby Higbe Career Home Runs Allowed
117

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
1

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
3
Johnny Rucker Career Extra Base Hits
165
In this matchup
0.017
Johnny Rucker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.008
Kirby Higbe Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.091
Johnny Rucker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.030
Kirby Higbe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.066

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.083
Johnny Rucker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.085
Kirby Higbe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.120
In this matchup
17
Johnny Rucker Total Bases
957
In this matchup
15
Johnny Rucker Career Times on Base
824
In this matchup
0.238
Johnny Rucker Career On Base Percentage
0.302
In this matchup
0.288
Johnny Rucker Career Slugging Percentage
0.366
In this matchup
0.526
Johnny Rucker Career OPS
0.668
In this matchup
0.102
Johnny Rucker Career Isolated Power
0.094
In this matchup
0.179
Johnny Rucker Career Gross Production Average
0.227
In this matchup
0.217
Johnny Rucker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Kirby Higbe Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.258
In this matchup
3
Johnny Rucker Career RBIs
214
In this matchup
4.048
Johnny Rucker Career Runs Created
324.500
In this matchup
0
Johnny Rucker Career Hit By Pitch
4
Kirby Higbe Career Batters Hit By Pitch
35

Outs

In this matchup
35
In this matchup
4
Johnny Rucker Career Walks
109
Kirby Higbe Career Walks Allowed
979
In this matchup
0
Johnny Rucker Career Intentional Walks
0
Kirby Higbe Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
12
Johnny Rucker Career Strikeouts
248
Kirby Higbe Career Strikeouts Thrown
971
In this matchup
5.417
Johnny Rucker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.170
Kirby Higbe Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.725
In this matchup
0.333
Johnny Rucker Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Kirby Higbe Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.010

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.231
Johnny Rucker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.296
Kirby Higbe Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
2

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
2
Johnny Rucker Career Sacrifice Hits
39
Kirby Higbe Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Johnny Rucker Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Kirby Higbe Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Johnny Rucker Career Ground into Double Play
20
Kirby Higbe Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0