Matt Walbeck vs. Jim Abbott — Matchup Analysis
Jim Abbott has completely neutralized Walbeck in this matchup. Walbeck's numbers against Abbott tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.452, 24% below the career mark of 0.596, with a batting average of just 0.167, 28% below their career average and below Abbott's career opposing average of 0.276. Even with Walbeck striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Abbott. Edge: Abbott.
How Matt Walbeck put the ball into play against Jim Abbott
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Abbott to Matt Walbeck
Matchup Details for Matt Walbeck and Jim Abbott
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Walbeck and Jim Abbott including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Matt Walbeck Career Plate Appearances
2280
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced
7211
In this matchup
0.167
Matt Walbeck Career Batting Average
0.233
Jim Abbott Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
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
Matt Walbeck Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Walbeck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.057
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.087
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Walbeck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.082
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.173
In this matchup
0.182
Matt Walbeck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
Jim Abbott Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Matt Walbeck Career Hit By Pitch
10
Jim Abbott Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Matt Walbeck Career Intentional Walks
4
Jim Abbott Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
1
Matt Walbeck Career Strikeouts
343
Jim Abbott Career Strikeouts Thrown
888
In this matchup
14.000
Matt Walbeck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.650
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.120
In this matchup
2.000
Matt Walbeck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Jim Abbott Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.700
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Matt Walbeck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.276
Jim Abbott Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337
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
Matt Walbeck Career Sacrifice Hits
14
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Hits
70
In this matchup
0
Matt Walbeck Career Sacrifice Flies
14
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
3
Matt Walbeck Career Ground into Double Play
56
Jim Abbott Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0