Lou Whitaker vs. Richard Dotson — Matchup Analysis
Richard Dotson has completely neutralized Whitaker in this matchup. Whitaker's numbers against Dotson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.607, 23% below the career mark of 0.789, with a batting average of just 0.196, 29% below their career average and below Dotson's career opposing average of 0.264. Even with Whitaker striking out less often than usual, once every 11.6 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Dotson. Edge: Dotson.
How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against Richard Dotson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Richard Dotson to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Richard Dotson
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Richard Dotson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
58
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Richard Dotson Career Batters Faced
8034
In this matchup
51
Lou Whitaker Career At Bats
8570
Richard Dotson Career At Bats Pitched
7135
In this matchup
0.196
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Richard Dotson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
2
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
Richard Dotson Career Home Runs Allowed
194
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
0.039
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Richard Dotson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.200
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Richard Dotson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.400
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Richard Dotson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.199
In this matchup
0.182
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Richard Dotson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Richard Dotson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
36
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Richard Dotson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
24
In this matchup
5
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Richard Dotson Career Strikeouts Thrown
973
In this matchup
11.600
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Richard Dotson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.257
In this matchup
1.200
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Richard Dotson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.760
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.276
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Richard Dotson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.330
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
Richard Dotson Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Richard Dotson Career Sacrifice Flies
61
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Richard Dotson Career Double Plays Enabled
178
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0