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
0.000
Ron Santo Career Batting Average
0.277
Darold Knowles Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
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
0.000
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 Hit By Pitch
38
Darold Knowles Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38
Outs
In this matchup
4
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