Willie Upshaw vs. Bert Blyleven — Matchup Analysis
Bert Blyleven has completely neutralized Upshaw in this matchup. Upshaw's numbers against Blyleven tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.491, 35% below the career mark of 0.754, with a batting average of just 0.167, 36% below their career average and below Blyleven's career opposing average of 0.248. Even with Upshaw striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Blyleven. Edge: Blyleven.
How Willie Upshaw put the ball into play against Bert Blyleven
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bert Blyleven to Willie Upshaw
Matchup Details for Willie Upshaw and Bert Blyleven
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Upshaw and Bert Blyleven including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
40
Willie Upshaw Career Plate Appearances
4736
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced
20491
In this matchup
36
Willie Upshaw Career At Bats
4203
Bert Blyleven Career At Bats Pitched
18717
In this matchup
0.167
Willie Upshaw Career Batting Average
0.262
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
0
Willie Upshaw Career Home Runs
123
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed
430
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
Willie Upshaw Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Upshaw Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.112
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Upshaw Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.192
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.188
Willie Upshaw Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Willie Upshaw Career Hit By Pitch
23
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Hit By Pitch
155
Outs
In this matchup
24
In this matchup
1
Willie Upshaw Career Intentional Walks
50
Bert Blyleven Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
4
Willie Upshaw Career Strikeouts
642
Bert Blyleven Career Strikeouts Thrown
3701
In this matchup
10.000
Willie Upshaw Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.380
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.537
In this matchup
1.250
Willie Upshaw Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
Bert Blyleven Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.275
Willie Upshaw Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Bert Blyleven Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Upshaw Career Sacrifice Hits
30
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Hits
176
In this matchup
0
Willie Upshaw Career Sacrifice Flies
28
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Flies
121
In this matchup
0
Willie Upshaw Career Ground into Double Play
60
Bert Blyleven Career Double Plays Enabled
338
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0