Dickie Thon vs. Wally Whitehurst — Matchup Analysis
Wally Whitehurst has completely neutralized Thon in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Whitehurst. Thon's numbers against Whitehurst tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.250, 64% below the career mark of 0.691, with a batting average of just 0.125, 53% below their career average and below Whitehurst's career opposing average of 0.277. Whitehurst has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Thon down once every 2.7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7.4 PA. Edge: Whitehurst.
How Dickie Thon put the ball into play against Wally Whitehurst
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Wally Whitehurst to Dickie Thon
Matchup Details for Dickie Thon and Wally Whitehurst
Stats that describe the matchup between Dickie Thon and Wally Whitehurst including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Dickie Thon Career Plate Appearances
4871
Wally Whitehurst Career Batters Faced
2075
In this matchup
8
Dickie Thon Career At Bats
4449
Wally Whitehurst Career At Bats Pitched
1894
In this matchup
0.125
Dickie Thon Career Batting Average
0.264
Wally Whitehurst Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs
71
Wally Whitehurst Career Home Runs Allowed
43
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
Wally Whitehurst Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Wally Whitehurst Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.108
Wally Whitehurst Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.137
In this matchup
0.200
Dickie Thon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Wally Whitehurst Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Hit By Pitch
9
Wally Whitehurst Career Batters Hit By Pitch
12
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Intentional Walks
51
Wally Whitehurst Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
Dickie Thon Career Strikeouts
658
Wally Whitehurst Career Strikeouts Thrown
313
In this matchup
2.667
Dickie Thon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.400
Wally Whitehurst Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.629
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Wally Whitehurst Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
Dickie Thon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Wally Whitehurst Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
Wally Whitehurst Career Sacrifice Hits
24
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Sacrifice Flies
35
Wally Whitehurst Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Ground into Double Play
77
Wally Whitehurst Career Double Plays Enabled
45
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0