Ken Williams vs. Herb Pennock — Matchup Analysis

Herb Pennock has kept Williams in check relative to their career standard. 0.282 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.813 sits 12% below where Williams typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Pennock has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Williams down once every 12.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 19.6 PA. Slight edge: Pennock. Context matters here.

How Ken Williams put the ball into play against Herb Pennock

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Herb Pennock to Ken Williams

Matchup Details for Ken Williams and Herb Pennock

Stats that describe the matchup between Ken Williams and Herb Pennock including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
114
Ken Williams Career Plate Appearances
5616
Herb Pennock Career Batters Faced
15154
In this matchup
103
Ken Williams Career At Bats
4862
Herb Pennock Career At Bats Pitched
14202
In this matchup
0.282
Ken Williams Career Batting Average
0.319
Herb Pennock Career Opposing Batting Average
0.275
In this matchup
29
Ken Williams Career Hits
1552
Herb Pennock Career Hits Allowed
3900
In this matchup
19
Ken Williams Career Singles
994
In this matchup
4
Ken Williams Career Doubles
285
In this matchup
1
Ken Williams Career Triples
77
In this matchup
5
Ken Williams Career Home Runs
196
Herb Pennock Career Home Runs Allowed
128

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
10
Ken Williams Career Extra Base Hits
558
In this matchup
0.049
Ken Williams Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Herb Pennock Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.009
In this matchup
0.172
Ken Williams Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.126
Herb Pennock Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.033

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.556
Ken Williams Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.683
Herb Pennock Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
50
Ken Williams Total Bases
2579
In this matchup
37
Ken Williams Career Times on Base
2146
In this matchup
0.327
Ken Williams Career On Base Percentage
0.393
In this matchup
0.485
Ken Williams Career Slugging Percentage
0.530
In this matchup
0.813
Ken Williams Career OPS
0.924
In this matchup
0.204
Ken Williams Career Isolated Power
0.211
In this matchup
0.269
Ken Williams Career Gross Production Average
0.310
In this matchup
0.264
Ken Williams Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
Herb Pennock Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
19
Ken Williams Career RBIs
913
In this matchup
16.667
Ken Williams Career Runs Created
1040.420
In this matchup
0
Ken Williams Career Hit By Pitch
28
Herb Pennock Career Batters Hit By Pitch
36

Outs

In this matchup
67
In this matchup
8
Ken Williams Career Walks
566
Herb Pennock Career Walks Allowed
916
In this matchup
0
Ken Williams Career Intentional Walks
0
Herb Pennock Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
9
Ken Williams Career Strikeouts
287
Herb Pennock Career Strikeouts Thrown
1227
In this matchup
12.667
Ken Williams Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
19.570
Herb Pennock Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
12.350
In this matchup
0.889
Ken Williams Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.970
Herb Pennock Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.750

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.325
Ken Williams Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.377
Herb Pennock Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318

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
1
Ken Williams Career Sacrifice Hits
160
Herb Pennock Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
2
Ken Williams Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Herb Pennock Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
4
Ken Williams Career Ground into Double Play
0
Herb Pennock Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0