Lou Whitaker vs. Tommy John — Matchup Analysis
Tommy John has completely neutralized Whitaker in this matchup. Whitaker's numbers against John tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.496, 37% below the career mark of 0.789, with a batting average of just 0.211, 24% below their career average and below John's career opposing average of 0.264. John has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Whitaker down once every 6.1 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, and Whitaker has yet to take John deep. Edge: John.
How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against Tommy John
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tommy John to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Tommy John
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Tommy John including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
43
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Tommy John Career Batters Faced
19692
In this matchup
0.211
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Tommy John Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
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
Tommy John Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Tommy John Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.063
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Tommy John Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.135
In this matchup
0.258
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Tommy John Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Tommy John Career Batters Hit By Pitch
98
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Tommy John Career Intentional Walks Allowed
102
In this matchup
7
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Tommy John Career Strikeouts Thrown
2245
In this matchup
6.143
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Tommy John Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.771
In this matchup
0.429
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Tommy John Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.256
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Tommy John Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
1
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Hits
89
Tommy John Career Sacrifice Hits
156
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Tommy John Career Sacrifice Flies
78
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Tommy John Career Double Plays Enabled
383
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0