Lou Whitaker vs. Joe Sambito — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 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 Sambito's career opposing average is 0.241. Whitaker also posted an OPS of 0.750, close to the career mark of 0.789. Sambito 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 Joe Sambito
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Sambito to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Joe Sambito
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Joe Sambito including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Joe Sambito Career Batters Faced
2588
In this matchup
0.250
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Joe Sambito Career Opposing Batting Average
0.241
Grand Slams
In this matchup
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
Joe Sambito Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Joe Sambito Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.085
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Joe Sambito Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.098
In this matchup
0.286
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Joe Sambito Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Joe Sambito Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Joe Sambito Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Joe Sambito Career Strikeouts Thrown
489
In this matchup
8.000
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Joe Sambito Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.292
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Joe Sambito Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Joe Sambito Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Joe Sambito Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Joe Sambito Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Joe Sambito Career Double Plays Enabled
60
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0