Ted Simmons vs. Luke Walker — Matchup Analysis
Luke Walker has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.276, 3% below their career average and above Walker's career opposing average of 0.246, Simmons's OPS of 0.552 is 30% below the career mark of 0.785. Even with Simmons striking out less often than usual, once every 14.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 14 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Walker. Edge: Walker.
How Ted Simmons put the ball into play against Luke Walker
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Luke Walker to Ted Simmons
Matchup Details for Ted Simmons and Luke Walker
Stats that describe the matchup between Ted Simmons and Luke Walker including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Ted Simmons Career Plate Appearances
9685
Luke Walker Career Batters Faced
3559
In this matchup
0.276
Ted Simmons Career Batting Average
0.285
Luke Walker Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
Ted Simmons Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Luke Walker Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.014
In this matchup
0.000
Ted Simmons Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.100
Luke Walker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.056
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ted Simmons Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.357
Luke Walker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
0.296
Ted Simmons Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Luke Walker Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Ted Simmons Career Hit By Pitch
39
Luke Walker Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Ted Simmons Career Intentional Walks
188
Luke Walker Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
2
Ted Simmons Career Strikeouts
694
Luke Walker Career Strikeouts Thrown
558
In this matchup
14.500
Ted Simmons Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
13.960
Luke Walker Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.378
In this matchup
0.000
Ted Simmons Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.230
Luke Walker Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.730
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.276
Ted Simmons Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Luke Walker 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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ted Simmons Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Luke Walker Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Ted Simmons Career Sacrifice Flies
100
Luke Walker Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
5
Ted Simmons Career Ground into Double Play
287
Luke Walker Career Double Plays Enabled
26
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0