Lou Whitaker vs. David Wells — Matchup Analysis
David Wells has completely neutralized Whitaker in this matchup. Whitaker's numbers against Wells tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.298, 62% below the career mark of 0.789, with a batting average of just 0.083, 70% below their career average and below Wells's career opposing average of 0.271. Even with Whitaker striking out less often than usual, once every 15 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wells. Edge: Wells.
How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against David Wells
Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Wells to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and David Wells
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and David Wells including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
David Wells Career Batters Faced
14413
In this matchup
0.083
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
David Wells Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs
244
David Wells Career Home Runs Allowed
407
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
David Wells Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
David Wells Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.112
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
David Wells Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.185
In this matchup
0.091
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
David Wells Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
David Wells Career Batters Hit By Pitch
83
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
David Wells Career Intentional Walks Allowed
65
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
David Wells Career Strikeouts Thrown
2201
In this matchup
15.000
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
David Wells Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.548
In this matchup
2.000
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
David Wells Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
David Wells Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.307
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
3
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Hits
89
David Wells Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
David Wells Career Sacrifice Flies
84
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
David Wells Career Double Plays Enabled
266
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0