Bob Watson vs. Bob Shirley — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Watson is hitting 0.320 here, 8% above their career average, while Shirley's career opposing average is 0.264. Watson also posted an OPS of 0.854, close to the career mark of 0.811. Watson has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 9.3 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.7 PA. No clear edge.
How Bob Watson put the ball into play against Bob Shirley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Shirley to Bob Watson
Matchup Details for Bob Watson and Bob Shirley
Stats that describe the matchup between Bob Watson and Bob Shirley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
Bob Watson Career Plate Appearances
6962
Bob Shirley Career Batters Faced
6106
In this matchup
0.320
Bob Watson Career Batting Average
0.295
Bob Shirley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
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
0.040
Bob Watson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.125
Bob Watson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.101
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Bob Watson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.231
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
0.333
Bob Watson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
Bob Shirley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Bob Watson Career Hit By Pitch
48
Bob Shirley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
1
Bob Watson Career Intentional Walks
98
Bob Shirley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
72
In this matchup
3
Bob Watson Career Strikeouts
796
Bob Shirley Career Strikeouts Thrown
790
In this matchup
9.333
Bob Watson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.750
Bob Shirley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.729
In this matchup
1.333
Bob Watson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.820
Bob Shirley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.690
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Bob Watson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
Bob Shirley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
Bob Watson Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Bob Shirley Career Sacrifice Hits
73
In this matchup
0
Bob Watson Career Sacrifice Flies
65
Bob Shirley Career Sacrifice Flies
54
In this matchup
0
Bob Watson Career Ground into Double Play
173
Bob Shirley Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0