Mickey Vernon vs. Lou Kretlow — Matchup Analysis
Lou Kretlow has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.259, 9% below their career average and above Kretlow's career opposing average of 0.256, Vernon's OPS of 0.715 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.787. Kretlow has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Vernon down once every 6 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 11.3 PA. Slight edge: Kretlow.
How Mickey Vernon put the ball into play against Lou Kretlow
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Lou Kretlow to Mickey Vernon
Matchup Details for Mickey Vernon and Lou Kretlow
Stats that describe the matchup between Mickey Vernon and Lou Kretlow including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
60
Mickey Vernon Career Plate Appearances
9834
Lou Kretlow Career Batters Faced
3586
In this matchup
0.259
Mickey Vernon Career Batting Average
0.286
Lou Kretlow Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
1
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs
172
Lou Kretlow Career Home Runs Allowed
62
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
0.019
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Lou Kretlow Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.071
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.069
Lou Kretlow Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.100
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.198
Lou Kretlow Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.138
In this matchup
0.302
Mickey Vernon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Lou Kretlow Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Hit By Pitch
49
Lou Kretlow Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
29
In this matchup
1
Mickey Vernon Career Intentional Walks
22
Lou Kretlow Career Intentional Walks Allowed
4
In this matchup
10
Mickey Vernon Career Strikeouts
869
Lou Kretlow Career Strikeouts Thrown
450
In this matchup
6.000
Mickey Vernon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.320
Lou Kretlow Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.969
In this matchup
0.700
Mickey Vernon Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.100
Lou Kretlow Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.160
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.350
Mickey Vernon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
Lou Kretlow Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.364
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
Mickey Vernon Career Sacrifice Hits
80
Lou Kretlow Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Lou Kretlow Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
2
Mickey Vernon Career Ground into Double Play
183
Lou Kretlow Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0