Lou Whitaker vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Whitaker is hitting 0.267 here, 3% below their career average, while Sutcliffe's career opposing average is 0.260. Whitaker also posted an OPS of 0.733, close to the career mark of 0.789. Whitaker has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 11 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 Rick Sutcliffe
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rick Sutcliffe to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Rick Sutcliffe
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Rick Sutcliffe including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
33
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Rick Sutcliffe Career Batters Faced
11548
In this matchup
30
Lou Whitaker Career At Bats
8570
Rick Sutcliffe Career At Bats Pitched
10222
In this matchup
0.267
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Rick Sutcliffe Career Opposing Batting Average
0.260
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed
236
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
0.033
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.125
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Rick Sutcliffe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.141
In this matchup
0.269
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Rick Sutcliffe Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Rick Sutcliffe Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Rick Sutcliffe Career Intentional Walks Allowed
75
In this matchup
3
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Rick Sutcliffe Career Strikeouts Thrown
1679
In this matchup
11.000
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Rick Sutcliffe Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.878
In this matchup
1.000
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Rick Sutcliffe Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Rick Sutcliffe Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.331
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
Rick Sutcliffe Career Sacrifice Hits
110
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Rick Sutcliffe Career Sacrifice Flies
89
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Rick Sutcliffe Career Double Plays Enabled
185
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0