Dickie Thon vs. David Palmer — Matchup Analysis
David Palmer has completely neutralized Thon in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Palmer. Thon's numbers against Palmer tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.542, 22% below the career mark of 0.691, with a batting average of just 0.167, 37% below their career average and below Palmer's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Thon striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Palmer. Edge: Palmer.
How Dickie Thon put the ball into play against David Palmer
Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Palmer to Dickie Thon
Matchup Details for Dickie Thon and David Palmer
Stats that describe the matchup between Dickie Thon and David Palmer including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Dickie Thon Career Plate Appearances
4871
David Palmer Career Batters Faced
4626
In this matchup
0.167
Dickie Thon Career Batting Average
0.264
David Palmer 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
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.108
David Palmer Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
0.200
Dickie Thon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
David Palmer Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Hit By Pitch
9
David Palmer Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Intentional Walks
51
David Palmer Career Intentional Walks Allowed
36
In this matchup
1
Dickie Thon Career Strikeouts
658
David Palmer Career Strikeouts Thrown
748
In this matchup
8.000
Dickie Thon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.400
David Palmer Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.184
In this matchup
2.000
Dickie Thon Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
David Palmer Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Dickie Thon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
David Palmer Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Sacrifice Flies
35
David Palmer Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Ground into Double Play
77
David Palmer Career Double Plays Enabled
84
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0