John Sullivan vs. Vern Kennedy — Matchup Analysis
Vern Kennedy has completely neutralized Sullivan in this matchup. Sullivan's numbers against Kennedy tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.321, 45% below the career mark of 0.582, with a batting average of just 0.133, 42% below their career average and below Kennedy's career opposing average of 0.272. Even with Sullivan striking out less often than usual, once every 17 PA versus a career rate of once every 10.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kennedy. Edge: Kennedy.
How John Sullivan put the ball into play against Vern Kennedy
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vern Kennedy to John Sullivan
Matchup Details for John Sullivan and Vern Kennedy
Stats that describe the matchup between John Sullivan and Vern Kennedy including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
John Sullivan Career Plate Appearances
2088
Vern Kennedy Career Batters Faced
9055
In this matchup
0.133
John Sullivan Career Batting Average
0.230
Vern Kennedy Career Opposing Batting Average
0.272
In this matchup
0
John Sullivan Career Home Runs
1
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
John Sullivan Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.001
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
John Sullivan Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.002
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.060
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Sullivan Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.005
Vern Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.188
In this matchup
0.143
John Sullivan Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.259
Vern Kennedy Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
John Sullivan Career Hit By Pitch
1
Vern Kennedy Career Batters Hit By Pitch
24
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
John Sullivan Career Intentional Walks
0
Vern Kennedy Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
1
John Sullivan Career Strikeouts
206
Vern Kennedy Career Strikeouts Thrown
691
In this matchup
17.000
John Sullivan Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.140
Vern Kennedy Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.104
In this matchup
1.000
John Sullivan Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.050
Vern Kennedy Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.176
John Sullivan Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.306
Vern Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.356
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
1
John Sullivan Career Sacrifice Hits
38
Vern Kennedy Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
John Sullivan Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Vern Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
John Sullivan Career Ground into Double Play
32
Vern Kennedy Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0