Lou Whitaker vs. Bob Shirley — Matchup Analysis
Bob Shirley has completely neutralized Whitaker in this matchup. Whitaker's numbers against Shirley tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.133, 83% below the career mark of 0.789, with a batting average of just 0.067, 76% below their career average and below Shirley's career opposing average of 0.264. Shirley has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Whitaker down once every 4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, and Whitaker has yet to take Shirley deep. Edge: Shirley.
How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against Bob Shirley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Shirley to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Bob Shirley
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Bob Shirley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Bob Shirley Career Batters Faced
6106
In this matchup
0.067
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Bob Shirley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed
127
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 Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
0.091
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Bob Shirley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Bob Shirley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Bob Shirley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
72
In this matchup
4
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Bob Shirley Career Strikeouts Thrown
790
In this matchup
4.000
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Bob Shirley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.729
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Bob Shirley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.690
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.063
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Bob Shirley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
1
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Hits
89
Bob Shirley Career Sacrifice Hits
73
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Bob Shirley Career Sacrifice Flies
54
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Bob Shirley Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0