Billy Williams vs. Jim Kaat — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Williams is hitting 0.250 here, 14% below their career average, while Kaat's career opposing average is 0.262. Williams also posted an OPS of 0.817, close to the career mark of 0.853. Kaat has had the edge in strikeouts, with Williams going down once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 10.1 PA. No clear edge.
How Billy Williams put the ball into play against Jim Kaat
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Kaat to Billy Williams
Matchup Details for Billy Williams and Jim Kaat
Stats that describe the matchup between Billy Williams and Jim Kaat including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Billy Williams Career Plate Appearances
10519
Jim Kaat Career Batters Faced
19023
In this matchup
0.250
Billy Williams Career Batting Average
0.290
Jim Kaat Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
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
Billy Williams Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.046
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Williams Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.157
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.085
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Williams Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.407
Jim Kaat Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
0.333
Billy Williams Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
Jim Kaat Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Billy Williams Career Hit By Pitch
43
Jim Kaat Career Batters Hit By Pitch
122
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Billy Williams Career Intentional Walks
182
Jim Kaat Career Intentional Walks Allowed
116
In this matchup
3
Billy Williams Career Strikeouts
1046
Jim Kaat Career Strikeouts Thrown
2461
In this matchup
5.000
Billy Williams Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.060
Jim Kaat Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.730
In this matchup
1.000
Billy Williams Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Jim Kaat Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Billy Williams Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.374
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Billy Williams Career Sacrifice Hits
8
Jim Kaat Career Sacrifice Hits
93
In this matchup
0
Billy Williams Career Sacrifice Flies
73
Jim Kaat Career Sacrifice Flies
80
In this matchup
0
Billy Williams Career Ground into Double Play
200
Jim Kaat Career Double Plays Enabled
194
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0