Lou Whitaker vs. Jim Abbott — Matchup Analysis
Jim Abbott has kept Whitaker in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.800 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 1% below where Whitaker typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Whitaker striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Abbott. Slight edge: Abbott. Context matters here.
How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against Jim Abbott
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Abbott to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Jim Abbott
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Jim Abbott including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced
7211
In this matchup
0.125
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
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
0.125
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
1.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.087
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Jim Abbott Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.173
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Jim Abbott Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Jim Abbott Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Jim Abbott Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Jim Abbott Career Strikeouts Thrown
888
In this matchup
10.000
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Jim Abbott Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.120
In this matchup
2.000
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Jim Abbott Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.700
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
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
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Hits
89
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Hits
70
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Jim Abbott Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Jim Abbott Career Double Plays Enabled
200
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0