Fred Whitfield vs. Ed Rakow — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Whitfield is hitting 0.333 here, 32% above their career average, while Rakow's career opposing average is 0.260. Whitfield also posted an OPS of 0.619, close to the career mark of 0.741. Whitfield has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 7 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 6.6 PA. No clear edge.
How Fred Whitfield put the ball into play against Ed Rakow
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ed Rakow to Fred Whitfield
Matchup Details for Fred Whitfield and Ed Rakow
Stats that describe the matchup between Fred Whitfield and Ed Rakow including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Fred Whitfield Career Plate Appearances
2465
Ed Rakow Career Batters Faced
3293
In this matchup
0.333
Fred Whitfield Career Batting Average
0.253
Ed Rakow Career Opposing Batting Average
0.260
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Ed Rakow Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.187
Ed Rakow Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.291
Ed Rakow Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.182
In this matchup
0.333
Fred Whitfield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.258
Ed Rakow Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Hit By Pitch
16
Ed Rakow Career Batters Hit By Pitch
24
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Intentional Walks
34
Ed Rakow Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
1
Fred Whitfield Career Strikeouts
371
Ed Rakow Career Strikeouts Thrown
484
In this matchup
7.000
Fred Whitfield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.640
Ed Rakow Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.804
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Whitfield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.370
Ed Rakow Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Fred Whitfield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.305
Ed Rakow Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Ed Rakow Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Fred Whitfield Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Ed Rakow Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Ground into Double Play
39
Ed Rakow Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0