Josh Willingham vs. Ryan Dempster — Matchup Analysis
Ryan Dempster has completely neutralized Willingham in this matchup. Willingham's numbers against Dempster tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.521, 37% below the career mark of 0.823, with a batting average of just 0.118, 53% below their career average and below Dempster's career opposing average of 0.258. Even with Willingham striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Dempster. Edge: Dempster.
How Josh Willingham put the ball into play against Ryan Dempster
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ryan Dempster to Josh Willingham
Matchup Details for Josh Willingham and Ryan Dempster
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Willingham and Ryan Dempster including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances
4615
Ryan Dempster Career Batters Faced
10412
In this matchup
17
Josh Willingham Career At Bats
3912
Ryan Dempster Career At Bats Pitched
9086
In this matchup
0.118
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average
0.253
Ryan Dempster Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs
195
Ryan Dempster Career Home Runs Allowed
267
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
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Ryan Dempster Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.197
Ryan Dempster Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
Ryan Dempster Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.129
In this matchup
0.143
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Ryan Dempster Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
1
Josh Willingham Career Hit By Pitch
112
Ryan Dempster Career Batters Hit By Pitch
91
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Intentional Walks
22
Ryan Dempster Career Intentional Walks Allowed
47
In this matchup
3
Josh Willingham Career Strikeouts
1036
Ryan Dempster Career Strikeouts Thrown
2075
In this matchup
7.000
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
Ryan Dempster Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.018
In this matchup
1.000
Josh Willingham Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Ryan Dempster Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.238
Josh Willingham Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Ryan Dempster Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Ryan Dempster Career Sacrifice Hits
100
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Ryan Dempster Career Sacrifice Flies
64
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Ground into Double Play
87
Ryan Dempster Career Double Plays Enabled
209
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0