Willie Upshaw vs. Bruce Hurst — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Hurst has had the better of this matchup. Upshaw is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 5% below their career average and below Hurst's career opposing average of 0.265. Upshaw also posted an OPS of 0.657, modestly below the career mark of 0.754. 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 Hurst. Slight edge: Hurst.
How Willie Upshaw put the ball into play against Bruce Hurst
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Hurst to Willie Upshaw
Matchup Details for Willie Upshaw and Bruce Hurst
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Upshaw and Bruce Hurst including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
30
Willie Upshaw Career Plate Appearances
4736
Bruce Hurst Career Batters Faced
10204
In this matchup
0.250
Willie Upshaw Career Batting Average
0.262
Bruce Hurst Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
In this matchup
1
Willie Upshaw Career Home Runs
123
Bruce Hurst Career Home Runs Allowed
258
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
0.036
Willie Upshaw Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Bruce Hurst Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.143
Willie Upshaw Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.112
Bruce Hurst Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.105
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Willie Upshaw Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.192
Bruce Hurst Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.250
Willie Upshaw Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Bruce Hurst Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
In this matchup
1
Willie Upshaw Career Hit By Pitch
23
Bruce Hurst Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Willie Upshaw Career Intentional Walks
50
Bruce Hurst Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
3
Willie Upshaw Career Strikeouts
642
Bruce Hurst Career Strikeouts Thrown
1689
In this matchup
10.000
Willie Upshaw Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.380
Bruce Hurst Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.041
In this matchup
0.333
Willie Upshaw Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
Bruce Hurst Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.267
Willie Upshaw Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Bruce Hurst Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318
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
Willie Upshaw Career Sacrifice Hits
30
Bruce Hurst Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Willie Upshaw Career Sacrifice Flies
28
Bruce Hurst Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Willie Upshaw Career Ground into Double Play
60
Bruce Hurst Career Double Plays Enabled
195
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0