Steve Whitaker vs. Joe Sparma — Matchup Analysis

Joe Sparma has had the better of this matchup. Whitaker is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 13% below their career average and below Sparma's career opposing average of 0.235. Whitaker also posted an OPS of 0.533, modestly below the career mark of 0.650. Even with Whitaker striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sparma. Slight edge: Sparma.

How Steve Whitaker put the ball into play against Joe Sparma

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Sparma to Steve Whitaker

Matchup Details for Steve Whitaker and Joe Sparma

Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Whitaker and Joe Sparma including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Steve Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
824
Joe Sparma Career Batters Faced
3755
In this matchup
10
Steve Whitaker Career At Bats
758
Joe Sparma Career At Bats Pitched
3288
In this matchup
0.200
Steve Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.230
Joe Sparma Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
In this matchup
2
Steve Whitaker Career Hits
174
Joe Sparma Career Hits Allowed
774
In this matchup
2
Steve Whitaker Career Singles
124
In this matchup
0
Steve Whitaker Career Doubles
20
In this matchup
0
Steve Whitaker Career Triples
6
In this matchup
0
Steve Whitaker Career Home Runs
24
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed
77

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
Steve Whitaker Career Extra Base Hits
50
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Whitaker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.138
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.099

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Steve Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.138
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.131
In this matchup
2
Steve Whitaker Total Bases
278
In this matchup
4
Steve Whitaker Career Times on Base
233
In this matchup
0.333
Steve Whitaker Career On Base Percentage
0.284
In this matchup
0.200
Steve Whitaker Career Slugging Percentage
0.367
In this matchup
0.533
Steve Whitaker Career OPS
0.650
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Whitaker Career Isolated Power
0.137
In this matchup
0.200
Steve Whitaker Career Gross Production Average
0.219
In this matchup
0.250
Steve Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
Joe Sparma Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
0
Steve Whitaker Career RBIs
85
In this matchup
0.667
Steve Whitaker Career Runs Created
82.760
In this matchup
0
Steve Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
5
Joe Sparma Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
2
Steve Whitaker Career Walks
54
Joe Sparma Career Walks Allowed
436
In this matchup
0
Steve Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
3
Joe Sparma Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
2
Steve Whitaker Career Strikeouts
174
Joe Sparma Career Strikeouts Thrown
586
In this matchup
6.000
Steve Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.740
Joe Sparma Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.408
In this matchup
1.000
Steve Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Joe Sparma Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.740

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.333
Steve Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.280
Joe Sparma Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326

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
Steve Whitaker Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Joe Sparma Career Sacrifice Hits
1
In this matchup
0
Steve Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
5
Joe Sparma Career Sacrifice Flies
3
In this matchup
0
Steve Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
8
Joe Sparma Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0