Lou Whitaker vs. Rich Gossage — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Whitaker is hitting 0.300 here, 9% above their career average, while Gossage's career opposing average is 0.228. Whitaker also posted an OPS of 0.817, close to the career mark of 0.789. Gossage has had the edge in strikeouts, with Whitaker going down once every 8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.1 PA. No clear edge.

How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against Rich Gossage

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Gossage to Lou Whitaker

Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Rich Gossage

Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Rich Gossage including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
24
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced
7507
In this matchup
20
Lou Whitaker Career At Bats
8570
Rich Gossage Career At Bats Pitched
6555
In this matchup
0.300
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
6
Lou Whitaker Career Hits
2369
Rich Gossage Career Hits Allowed
1497
In this matchup
4
Lou Whitaker Career Singles
1640
In this matchup
2
Lou Whitaker Career Doubles
420
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Triples
65
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed
119

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
2
Lou Whitaker Career Extra Base Hits
729
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Rich Gossage Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.079
In this matchup
8
Lou Whitaker Total Bases
3651
In this matchup
10
Lou Whitaker Career Times on Base
3586
In this matchup
0.417
Lou Whitaker Career On Base Percentage
0.363
In this matchup
0.400
Lou Whitaker Career Slugging Percentage
0.426
In this matchup
0.817
Lou Whitaker Career OPS
0.789
In this matchup
0.100
Lou Whitaker Career Isolated Power
0.150
In this matchup
0.288
Lou Whitaker Career Gross Production Average
0.270
In this matchup
0.353
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Rich Gossage Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
4
Lou Whitaker Career RBIs
1084
In this matchup
3.333
Lou Whitaker Career Runs Created
1437.490
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Rich Gossage Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47

Outs

In this matchup
10
In this matchup
4
Lou Whitaker Career Walks
1197
Rich Gossage Career Walks Allowed
732
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Rich Gossage Career Intentional Walks Allowed
90
In this matchup
3
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Rich Gossage Career Strikeouts Thrown
1502
In this matchup
8.000
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Rich Gossage Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.998
In this matchup
1.333
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Rich Gossage Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.417
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Rich Gossage Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309

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
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Rich Gossage Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Rich Gossage Career Double Plays Enabled
124

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0