Rick Sofield vs. Jim Kern — Matchup Analysis
Rick Sofield has absolutely raked against Kern. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Sofield. Sofield's production against Kern has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.667, 163% above the career mark of 0.634, with a batting average of 0.500, 105% above their career average and above Kern's career opposing average of 0.235. Edge: Sofield.
How Rick Sofield put the ball into play against Jim Kern
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Kern to Rick Sofield
Matchup Details for Rick Sofield and Jim Kern
Stats that describe the matchup between Rick Sofield and Jim Kern including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Rick Sofield Career Plate Appearances
678
Jim Kern Career Batters Faced
3422
In this matchup
0.500
Rick Sofield Career Batting Average
0.244
Jim Kern Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
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
Rick Sofield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.015
Jim Kern Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.012
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Sofield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Jim Kern Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.052
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Sofield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.064
Jim Kern Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.054
In this matchup
0.500
Rick Sofield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Jim Kern Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Rick Sofield Career Hit By Pitch
2
Jim Kern Career Batters Hit By Pitch
29
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Rick Sofield Career Intentional Walks
2
Jim Kern Career Intentional Walks Allowed
61
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Sofield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.810
Jim Kern Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.257
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Sofield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Jim Kern Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.680
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Rick Sofield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.288
Jim Kern Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.343
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
2
Rick Sofield Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Jim Kern Career Sacrifice Hits
71
In this matchup
0
Rick Sofield Career Sacrifice Flies
8
Jim Kern Career Sacrifice Flies
32
In this matchup
0
Rick Sofield Career Ground into Double Play
10
Jim Kern Career Double Plays Enabled
74
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0