Larry Walker vs. John Wetteland — Matchup Analysis
John Wetteland has completely neutralized Walker in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Wetteland. Walker's numbers against Wetteland tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 48% below the career mark of 0.965, with a batting average of just 0.250, 20% below their career average and above Wetteland's career opposing average of 0.218. Wetteland has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Walker down once every 2.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.5 PA. Edge: Wetteland.
How Larry Walker put the ball into play against John Wetteland
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Wetteland to Larry Walker
Matchup Details for Larry Walker and John Wetteland
Stats that describe the matchup between Larry Walker and John Wetteland including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Larry Walker Career Plate Appearances
8030
John Wetteland Career Batters Faced
3145
In this matchup
0.250
Larry Walker Career Batting Average
0.313
John Wetteland Career Opposing Batting Average
0.218
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Home Runs
383
John Wetteland Career Home Runs Allowed
73
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
John Wetteland Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Walker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.177
John Wetteland Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.119
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Walker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.311
John Wetteland Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.091
In this matchup
0.500
Larry Walker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.332
John Wetteland Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Hit By Pitch
138
John Wetteland Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Intentional Walks
117
John Wetteland Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
2
Larry Walker Career Strikeouts
1231
John Wetteland Career Strikeouts Thrown
804
In this matchup
2.500
Larry Walker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.520
John Wetteland Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.912
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Walker Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
John Wetteland Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.310
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Larry Walker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.397
John Wetteland Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.286
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
1
Larry Walker Career Sacrifice Hits
7
John Wetteland Career Sacrifice Hits
30
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Sacrifice Flies
65
John Wetteland Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Ground into Double Play
153
John Wetteland Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0