Ron Santo vs. Darold Knowles — Matchup Analysis

Darold Knowles has completely neutralized Santo in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Knowles. Santo's numbers against Knowles tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.375, 55% below the career mark of 0.827, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Knowles's career opposing average of 0.249. Even with Santo striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Knowles. Edge: Knowles.

How Ron Santo put the ball into play against Darold Knowles

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Darold Knowles to Ron Santo

Matchup Details for Ron Santo and Darold Knowles

Stats that describe the matchup between Ron Santo and Darold Knowles including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Ron Santo Career Plate Appearances
9396
Darold Knowles Career Batters Faced
4658
In this matchup
5
Ron Santo Career At Bats
8143
Darold Knowles Career At Bats Pitched
4048
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Santo Career Batting Average
0.277
Darold Knowles Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Hits
2254
Darold Knowles Career Hits Allowed
1006
In this matchup
0
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
0
Ron Santo Career Home Runs
342
Darold Knowles Career Home Runs Allowed
65

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
Ron Santo Career Extra Base Hits
774
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Santo Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
Darold Knowles Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Santo Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.152
Darold Knowles Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.065

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ron Santo Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.255
Darold Knowles Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.095
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Total Bases
3779
In this matchup
3
Ron Santo Career Times on Base
3400
In this matchup
0.375
Ron Santo Career On Base Percentage
0.362
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Santo Career Slugging Percentage
0.464
In this matchup
0.375
Ron Santo Career OPS
0.827
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Santo Career Isolated Power
0.187
In this matchup
0.169
Ron Santo Career Gross Production Average
0.279
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Santo Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Darold Knowles Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career RBIs
1331
In this matchup
0.000
Ron Santo Career Runs Created
1388.890
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Hit By Pitch
38
Darold Knowles Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38

Outs

In this matchup
4
In this matchup
3
Ron Santo Career Walks
1108
Darold Knowles Career Walks Allowed
480
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Intentional Walks
94
Darold Knowles Career Intentional Walks Allowed
85
In this matchup
1
Ron Santo Career Strikeouts
1343
Darold Knowles Career Strikeouts Thrown
681
In this matchup
8.000
Ron Santo Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.000
Darold Knowles Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.840
In this matchup
3.000
Ron Santo Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Darold Knowles Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.700

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.375
Ron Santo Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.368
Darold Knowles Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337

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
Darold Knowles Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Sacrifice Flies
94
Darold Knowles Career Sacrifice Flies
39
In this matchup
0
Ron Santo Career Ground into Double Play
256
Darold Knowles Career Double Plays Enabled
42

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0