Lou Whitaker vs. Buddy Black — Matchup Analysis
Buddy Black has completely neutralized Whitaker in this matchup. Whitaker's numbers against Black tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.336, 57% below the career mark of 0.789, with a batting average of just 0.130, 53% below their career average and below Black's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with Whitaker striking out less often than usual, once every 16.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Black. Edge: Black.
How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against Buddy Black
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Buddy Black to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Buddy Black
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Buddy Black including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
49
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced
8627
In this matchup
0.130
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed
217
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
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Buddy Black Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.209
In this matchup
0.140
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Buddy Black Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.268
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Buddy Black Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
36
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Buddy Black Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
3
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Buddy Black Career Strikeouts Thrown
1039
In this matchup
16.333
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Buddy Black Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.303
In this matchup
1.000
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Buddy Black Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.184
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Buddy Black Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Buddy Black Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Buddy Black Career Double Plays Enabled
160
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0