Lou Whitaker vs. Jim Slaton — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Whitaker is hitting 0.233 here, 15% below their career average, while Slaton's career opposing average is 0.270. Whitaker also posted an OPS of 0.743, close to the career mark of 0.789. Whitaker has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 35 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 9.1 PA. No clear edge.

How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against Jim Slaton

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Slaton to Lou Whitaker

Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Jim Slaton

Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Jim Slaton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Jim Slaton Career Batters Faced
11535
In this matchup
30
Lou Whitaker Career At Bats
8570
Jim Slaton Career At Bats Pitched
10285
In this matchup
0.233
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Jim Slaton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.270
In this matchup
7
Lou Whitaker Career Hits
2369
Jim Slaton Career Hits Allowed
2773
In this matchup
5
Lou Whitaker Career Singles
1640
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Doubles
420
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Triples
65
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
Jim Slaton Career Home Runs Allowed
277

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
2
Lou Whitaker Career Extra Base Hits
729
In this matchup
0.033
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Jim Slaton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.143
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Jim Slaton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
1.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Jim Slaton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.233
In this matchup
12
Lou Whitaker Total Bases
3651
In this matchup
12
Lou Whitaker Career Times on Base
3586
In this matchup
0.343
Lou Whitaker Career On Base Percentage
0.363
In this matchup
0.400
Lou Whitaker Career Slugging Percentage
0.426
In this matchup
0.743
Lou Whitaker Career OPS
0.789
In this matchup
0.167
Lou Whitaker Career Isolated Power
0.150
In this matchup
0.254
Lou Whitaker Career Gross Production Average
0.270
In this matchup
0.214
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Jim Slaton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
3
Lou Whitaker Career RBIs
1084
In this matchup
4.114
Lou Whitaker Career Runs Created
1437.490
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Jim Slaton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
48

Outs

In this matchup
21
In this matchup
5
Lou Whitaker Career Walks
1197
Jim Slaton Career Walks Allowed
1004
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Jim Slaton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
65
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Jim Slaton Career Strikeouts Thrown
1191
In this matchup
35.000
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Jim Slaton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.685
In this matchup
5.000
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Jim Slaton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.840

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.343
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Jim Slaton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333

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
Jim Slaton Career Sacrifice Hits
96
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Jim Slaton Career Sacrifice Flies
102
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Jim Slaton Career Double Plays Enabled
207

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0