Jerry Zimmerman vs. Don Drysdale — Matchup Analysis
Don Drysdale has completely neutralized Zimmerman in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Drysdale. Zimmerman's numbers against Drysdale tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 34% below the career mark of 0.508, with a batting average of just 0.111, 46% below their career average and below Drysdale's career opposing average of 0.236. Even with Zimmerman striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Drysdale. Edge: Drysdale.
How Jerry Zimmerman put the ball into play against Don Drysdale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Drysdale to Jerry Zimmerman
Matchup Details for Jerry Zimmerman and Don Drysdale
Stats that describe the matchup between Jerry Zimmerman and Don Drysdale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Jerry Zimmerman Career Plate Appearances
1118
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced
14097
In this matchup
9
Jerry Zimmerman Career At Bats
994
Don Drysdale Career At Bats Pitched
13088
In this matchup
0.111
Jerry Zimmerman Career Batting Average
0.204
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
0
Jerry Zimmerman Career Home Runs
3
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed
280
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
Jerry Zimmerman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Jerry Zimmerman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.015
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jerry Zimmerman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.019
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.125
Jerry Zimmerman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.238
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Jerry Zimmerman Career Hit By Pitch
11
Don Drysdale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
154
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Jerry Zimmerman Career Intentional Walks
12
Don Drysdale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
123
In this matchup
1
Jerry Zimmerman Career Strikeouts
154
Don Drysdale Career Strikeouts Thrown
2486
In this matchup
9.000
Jerry Zimmerman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.260
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.671
In this matchup
0.000
Jerry Zimmerman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.510
Don Drysdale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.111
Jerry Zimmerman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.262
Don Drysdale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Jerry Zimmerman Career Sacrifice Hits
31
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Jerry Zimmerman Career Sacrifice Flies
4
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Jerry Zimmerman Career Ground into Double Play
38
Don Drysdale Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0