Lou Whitaker vs. Bob Macdonald — 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 0.333 here, 21% above their career average, while Macdonald's career opposing average is 0.264. Whitaker also posted an OPS of 0.762, close to the career mark of 0.789. Macdonald has had the edge in strikeouts, with Whitaker going down once every 7 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 Bob Macdonald
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Macdonald to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Bob Macdonald
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Bob Macdonald including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Bob Macdonald Career Batters Faced
1017
In this matchup
0.333
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Bob Macdonald Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
Bob Macdonald Career Home Runs Allowed
26
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
Bob Macdonald Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Bob Macdonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.111
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Bob Macdonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.183
In this matchup
0.400
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Bob Macdonald Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Bob Macdonald Career Batters Hit By Pitch
3
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Bob Macdonald Career Intentional Walks Allowed
12
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Bob Macdonald Career Strikeouts Thrown
142
In this matchup
7.000
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Bob Macdonald Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.162
In this matchup
1.000
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Bob Macdonald Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.750
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Bob Macdonald Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.347
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
Bob Macdonald Career Sacrifice Hits
10
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Bob Macdonald Career Sacrifice Flies
9
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Bob Macdonald Career Double Plays Enabled
16
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0