Lou Whitaker vs. Jeff Ballard — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Ballard has completely neutralized Whitaker in this matchup. Whitaker's numbers against Ballard tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.125, 84% below the career mark of 0.789, with a batting average of just 0.063, 77% below their career average and below Ballard's career opposing average of 0.298. Ballard has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Whitaker down once every 3.2 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, and Whitaker has yet to take Ballard deep. Edge: Ballard.
How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against Jeff Ballard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Ballard to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Jeff Ballard
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Jeff Ballard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
0.063
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.298
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed
92
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
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.377
In this matchup
0.091
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Jeff Ballard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
5
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Jeff Ballard Career Strikeouts Thrown
244
In this matchup
3.200
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.758
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Jeff Ballard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.940
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.063
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Jeff Ballard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.347
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
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Hits
89
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Jeff Ballard Career Double Plays Enabled
97
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0