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
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
John Denny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
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
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
0.000
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 Hit By Pitch
20
John Denny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
54
Outs
In this matchup
3
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