Larry Walker vs. Mark Prior — Matchup Analysis
Mark Prior has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.308, 2% below their career average and above Prior's career opposing average of 0.235, Walker's OPS of 0.692 is 28% below the career mark of 0.965. Even with Walker striking out less often than usual, once every 13 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Prior. Edge: Prior.
How Larry Walker put the ball into play against Mark Prior
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mark Prior to Larry Walker
Matchup Details for Larry Walker and Mark Prior
Stats that describe the matchup between Larry Walker and Mark Prior including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Larry Walker Career Plate Appearances
8030
Mark Prior Career Batters Faced
2771
In this matchup
0.308
Larry Walker Career Batting Average
0.313
Mark Prior Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
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
Larry Walker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.056
Mark Prior Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Walker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.177
Mark Prior Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.132
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Walker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.311
Mark Prior Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.102
In this matchup
0.333
Larry Walker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.332
Mark Prior Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Hit By Pitch
138
Mark Prior Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Intentional Walks
117
Mark Prior Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
1
Larry Walker Career Strikeouts
1231
Mark Prior Career Strikeouts Thrown
757
In this matchup
13.000
Larry Walker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.520
Mark Prior Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.661
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Walker Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
Mark Prior Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.290
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.308
Larry Walker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.397
Mark Prior 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
Larry Walker Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Mark Prior Career Sacrifice Hits
27
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Sacrifice Flies
65
Mark Prior Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Ground into Double Play
153
Mark Prior Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0