Dickie Thon vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Thon in this matchup. Thon's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.364, 47% below the career mark of 0.691, with a batting average of just 0.182, 31% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Thon striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.
How Dickie Thon put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Dickie Thon
Matchup Details for Dickie Thon and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between Dickie Thon and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Dickie Thon Career Plate Appearances
4871
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.182
Dickie Thon Career Batting Average
0.264
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.016
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.108
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.200
Dickie Thon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Hit By Pitch
9
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Intentional Walks
51
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
1
Dickie Thon Career Strikeouts
658
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
11.000
Dickie Thon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.400
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.182
Dickie Thon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Dickie Thon Career Sacrifice Hits
30
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Sacrifice Flies
35
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Ground into Double Play
77
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0