Otto Velez vs. Bert Blyleven — Matchup Analysis
Bert Blyleven has had the better of this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Blyleven. Despite batting 0.250, matching their career average and above Blyleven's career opposing average of 0.248, Velez's OPS of 0.650 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.810. Blyleven has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Velez down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Slight edge: Blyleven.
How Otto Velez put the ball into play against Bert Blyleven
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bert Blyleven to Otto Velez
Matchup Details for Otto Velez and Bert Blyleven
Stats that describe the matchup between Otto Velez and Bert Blyleven including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Otto Velez Career Plate Appearances
2174
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced
20491
In this matchup
0.250
Otto Velez Career Batting Average
0.251
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
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
Otto Velez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Otto Velez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.173
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Otto Velez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
Bert Blyleven Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.333
Otto Velez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Bert Blyleven Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Otto Velez Career Hit By Pitch
11
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Hit By Pitch
155
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Otto Velez Career Intentional Walks
17
Bert Blyleven Career Intentional Walks Allowed
71
In this matchup
1
Otto Velez Career Strikeouts
414
Bert Blyleven Career Strikeouts Thrown
3701
In this matchup
5.000
Otto Velez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.250
Bert Blyleven Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.537
In this matchup
1.000
Otto Velez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.810
Bert Blyleven Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Otto Velez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Otto Velez Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Hits
176
In this matchup
0
Otto Velez Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Bert Blyleven Career Sacrifice Flies
121
In this matchup
0
Otto Velez Career Ground into Double Play
41
Bert Blyleven Career Double Plays Enabled
338
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0