Fred Whitfield vs. Jim Kaat — Matchup Analysis

Jim Kaat has had the better of this matchup. Whitfield is hitting just 0.231 in this matchup, 9% below their career average and below Kaat's career opposing average of 0.262. Whitfield also posted an OPS of 0.615, modestly below the career mark of 0.741. Kaat has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Whitfield down once every 6.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.6 PA. Slight edge: Kaat.

How Fred Whitfield put the ball into play against Jim Kaat

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Kaat to Fred Whitfield

Matchup Details for Fred Whitfield and Jim Kaat

Stats that describe the matchup between Fred Whitfield and Jim Kaat including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Fred Whitfield Career Plate Appearances
2465
Jim Kaat Career Batters Faced
19023
In this matchup
26
Fred Whitfield Career At Bats
2284
Jim Kaat Career At Bats Pitched
17645
In this matchup
0.231
Fred Whitfield Career Batting Average
0.253
Jim Kaat Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
6
Fred Whitfield Career Hits
578
Jim Kaat Career Hits Allowed
4620
In this matchup
4
Fred Whitfield Career Singles
369
In this matchup
1
Fred Whitfield Career Doubles
93
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Triples
8
In this matchup
1
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs
108
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed
395

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
Fred Whitfield Career Extra Base Hits
209
In this matchup
0.038
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.167
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.187
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.085

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.291
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
10
Fred Whitfield Total Bases
1011
In this matchup
6
Fred Whitfield Career Times on Base
733
In this matchup
0.231
Fred Whitfield Career On Base Percentage
0.298
In this matchup
0.385
Fred Whitfield Career Slugging Percentage
0.443
In this matchup
0.615
Fred Whitfield Career OPS
0.741
In this matchup
0.154
Fred Whitfield Career Isolated Power
0.190
In this matchup
0.200
Fred Whitfield Career Gross Production Average
0.245
In this matchup
0.238
Fred Whitfield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.258
Jim Kaat Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
4
Fred Whitfield Career RBIs
356
In this matchup
2.308
Fred Whitfield Career Runs Created
301.070
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Hit By Pitch
16
Jim Kaat Career Batters Hit By Pitch
122

Outs

In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Walks
139
Jim Kaat Career Walks Allowed
1083
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Intentional Walks
34
Jim Kaat Career Intentional Walks Allowed
116
In this matchup
4
Fred Whitfield Career Strikeouts
371
Jim Kaat Career Strikeouts Thrown
2461
In this matchup
6.500
Fred Whitfield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.640
Jim Kaat Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.730
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Whitfield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.370
Jim Kaat Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.231
Fred Whitfield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.305
Jim Kaat Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306

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
Fred Whitfield Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Jim Kaat Career Sacrifice Hits
93
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Jim Kaat Career Sacrifice Flies
80
In this matchup
1
Fred Whitfield Career Ground into Double Play
39
Jim Kaat Career Double Plays Enabled
194

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0