Ron Santo vs. Ken Forsch — Matchup Analysis

Ken Forsch has kept Santo in check relative to their career standard. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.747 sits 10% below where Santo typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Forsch has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Santo down once every 4.4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7 PA. Slight edge: Forsch. Context matters here.

How Ron Santo put the ball into play against Ken Forsch

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ken Forsch to Ron Santo

Matchup Details for Ron Santo and Ken Forsch

Stats that describe the matchup between Ron Santo and Ken Forsch including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Ron Santo Career Plate Appearances
9396
Ken Forsch Career Batters Faced
8852
In this matchup
21
Ron Santo Career At Bats
8143
Ken Forsch Career At Bats Pitched
8073
In this matchup
0.286
Ron Santo Career Batting Average
0.277
Ken Forsch Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
In this matchup
6
Ron Santo Career Hits
2254
Ken Forsch Career Hits Allowed
2071
In this matchup
5
Ron Santo Career Singles
1480
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Doubles
365
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Triples
67
In this matchup
1
Ron Santo Career Home Runs
342
Ken Forsch Career Home Runs Allowed
155

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
1
Ron Santo Career Extra Base Hits
774
In this matchup
0.048
Ron Santo Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
Ken Forsch Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.167
Ron Santo Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.152
Ken Forsch Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.200
Ron Santo Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.255
Ken Forsch Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.148
In this matchup
9
Ron Santo Total Bases
3779
In this matchup
7
Ron Santo Career Times on Base
3400
In this matchup
0.318
Ron Santo Career On Base Percentage
0.362
In this matchup
0.429
Ron Santo Career Slugging Percentage
0.464
In this matchup
0.747
Ron Santo Career OPS
0.827
In this matchup
0.143
Ron Santo Career Isolated Power
0.187
In this matchup
0.250
Ron Santo Career Gross Production Average
0.279
In this matchup
0.333
Ron Santo Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Ken Forsch Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
2
Ron Santo Career RBIs
1331
In this matchup
2.864
Ron Santo Career Runs Created
1388.890
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Hit By Pitch
38
Ken Forsch Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47

Outs

In this matchup
10
In this matchup
1
Ron Santo Career Walks
1108
Ken Forsch Career Walks Allowed
586
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Intentional Walks
94
Ken Forsch Career Intentional Walks Allowed
68
In this matchup
5
Ron Santo Career Strikeouts
1343
Ken Forsch Career Strikeouts Thrown
1047
In this matchup
4.400
Ron Santo Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.000
Ken Forsch Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.455
In this matchup
0.200
Ron Santo Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Ken Forsch Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.318
Ron Santo Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.368
Ken Forsch Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308

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
Ron Santo Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Ken Forsch Career Sacrifice Hits
90
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Sacrifice Flies
94
Ken Forsch Career Sacrifice Flies
56
In this matchup
1
Ron Santo Career Ground into Double Play
256
Ken Forsch Career Double Plays Enabled
162

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0