Lou Whitaker vs. Orel Hershiser — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Whitaker is hitting 0.250 here, 9% below their career average, while Hershiser's career opposing average is 0.249. Whitaker also posted an OPS of 0.821, close to the career mark of 0.789. Hershiser has had the edge in strikeouts, with Whitaker going down once every 3.5 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 Orel Hershiser
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Orel Hershiser to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Orel Hershiser
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Orel Hershiser including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced
13150
In this matchup
4
Lou Whitaker Career At Bats
8570
Orel Hershiser Career At Bats Pitched
11829
In this matchup
0.250
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed
235
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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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
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.500
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Hit By Pitch
117
Outs
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Orel Hershiser Career Intentional Walks Allowed
108
In this matchup
2
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Orel Hershiser Career Strikeouts Thrown
2014
In this matchup
3.500
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.529
In this matchup
1.500
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Orel Hershiser Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.571
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Orel Hershiser Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Hits
89
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Hits
124
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Orel Hershiser Career Double Plays Enabled
314
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0