Mike Sweeney vs. Kevin Tapani — Matchup Analysis
Mike Sweeney has absolutely raked against Tapani. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Sweeney. Sweeney's production against Tapani has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.143, 34% above the career mark of 0.851, with a batting average of 0.429, 44% above their career average and above Tapani's career opposing average of 0.272. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.5 PA, Sweeney is still posting above-career production against Tapani. Edge: Sweeney.
How Mike Sweeney put the ball into play against Kevin Tapani
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kevin Tapani to Mike Sweeney
Matchup Details for Mike Sweeney and Kevin Tapani
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Sweeney and Kevin Tapani including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Mike Sweeney Career Plate Appearances
5848
Kevin Tapani Career Batters Faced
9600
In this matchup
0.429
Mike Sweeney Career Batting Average
0.297
Kevin Tapani Career Opposing Batting Average
0.272
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs
215
Kevin Tapani Career Home Runs Allowed
260
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
Kevin Tapani Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
Kevin Tapani Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.108
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.351
Kevin Tapani Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.175
In this matchup
0.500
Mike Sweeney Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Kevin Tapani Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Hit By Pitch
74
Kevin Tapani Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Intentional Walks
61
Kevin Tapani Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Strikeouts
613
Kevin Tapani Career Strikeouts Thrown
1482
In this matchup
7.000
Mike Sweeney Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.540
Kevin Tapani Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.478
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Sweeney Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.850
Kevin Tapani Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.370
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Mike Sweeney Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Kevin Tapani Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Kevin Tapani Career Sacrifice Hits
80
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Sacrifice Flies
59
Kevin Tapani Career Sacrifice Flies
68
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Ground into Double Play
142
Kevin Tapani Career Double Plays Enabled
155
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0