Ted Simmons vs. Steve Blass — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Simmons is hitting 0.341 here, 20% above their career average, while Blass's career opposing average is 0.256. Simmons also posted an OPS of 0.845, close to the career mark of 0.785. Simmons has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 24.5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 14 PA. No clear edge.

How Ted Simmons put the ball into play against Steve Blass

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Blass to Ted Simmons

Matchup Details for Ted Simmons and Steve Blass

Stats that describe the matchup between Ted Simmons and Steve Blass including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
49
Ted Simmons Career Plate Appearances
9685
Steve Blass Career Batters Faced
6780
In this matchup
44
Ted Simmons Career At Bats
8680
Steve Blass Career At Bats Pitched
6092
In this matchup
0.341
Ted Simmons Career Batting Average
0.285
Steve Blass Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
15
Ted Simmons Career Hits
2472
Steve Blass Career Hits Allowed
1558
In this matchup
11
Ted Simmons Career Singles
1694
In this matchup
2
Ted Simmons Career Doubles
483
In this matchup
2
Ted Simmons Career Triples
47
In this matchup
0
Ted Simmons Career Home Runs
248
Steve Blass Career Home Runs Allowed
128

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
4
Ted Simmons Career Extra Base Hits
778
In this matchup
0.000
Ted Simmons Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Steve Blass Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Ted Simmons Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.100
Steve Blass Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ted Simmons Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.357
Steve Blass Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
21
Ted Simmons Total Bases
3793
In this matchup
18
Ted Simmons Career Times on Base
3366
In this matchup
0.367
Ted Simmons Career On Base Percentage
0.348
In this matchup
0.477
Ted Simmons Career Slugging Percentage
0.437
In this matchup
0.845
Ted Simmons Career OPS
0.785
In this matchup
0.136
Ted Simmons Career Isolated Power
0.152
In this matchup
0.285
Ted Simmons Career Gross Production Average
0.266
In this matchup
0.341
Ted Simmons Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Steve Blass Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
8
Ted Simmons Career RBIs
1389
In this matchup
8.043
Ted Simmons Career Runs Created
1326.470
In this matchup
0
Ted Simmons Career Hit By Pitch
39
Steve Blass Career Batters Hit By Pitch
38

Outs

In this matchup
29
In this matchup
3
Ted Simmons Career Walks
855
Steve Blass Career Walks Allowed
597
In this matchup
0
Ted Simmons Career Intentional Walks
188
Steve Blass Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
2
Ted Simmons Career Strikeouts
694
Steve Blass Career Strikeouts Thrown
896
In this matchup
24.500
Ted Simmons Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
13.960
Steve Blass Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.567
In this matchup
1.500
Ted Simmons Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.230
Steve Blass Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.670

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.367
Ted Simmons Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Steve Blass Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325

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
Ted Simmons Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Steve Blass Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
2
Ted Simmons Career Sacrifice Flies
100
Steve Blass Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
1
Ted Simmons Career Ground into Double Play
287
Steve Blass Career Double Plays Enabled
6

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0