Lou Whitaker vs. John Denny — Matchup Analysis

John Denny has completely neutralized Whitaker in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Denny. Whitaker's numbers against Denny tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.167, 79% below the career mark of 0.789, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Denny's career opposing average of 0.258. Denny has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Whitaker down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 9.1 PA. Edge: Denny.

How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against John Denny

Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Denny to Lou Whitaker

Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and John Denny

Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and John Denny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
John Denny Career Batters Faced
9077
In this matchup
5
Lou Whitaker Career At Bats
8570
John Denny Career At Bats Pitched
8117
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
John Denny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hits
2369
John Denny Career Hits Allowed
2093
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Singles
1640
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Doubles
420
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Triples
65
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed
137

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
Lou Whitaker Career Extra Base Hits
729
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.065

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
John Denny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.120
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Total Bases
3651
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Times on Base
3586
In this matchup
0.167
Lou Whitaker Career On Base Percentage
0.363
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Slugging Percentage
0.426
In this matchup
0.167
Lou Whitaker Career OPS
0.789
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Isolated Power
0.150
In this matchup
0.075
Lou Whitaker Career Gross Production Average
0.270
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
John Denny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career RBIs
1084
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Runs Created
1437.490
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
John Denny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
54

Outs

In this matchup
3
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Walks
1197
John Denny Career Walks Allowed
778
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
John Denny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
49
In this matchup
2
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
John Denny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1146
In this matchup
3.000
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
John Denny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.921
In this matchup
0.500
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
John Denny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.680

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.167
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
John Denny Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322

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
John Denny Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
John Denny Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
John Denny Career Double Plays Enabled
250

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0