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Bob Veale

Pirates Career team 1962 to 1972
Position P
Born Oct 28, 1935

Key Insights

1974
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Bill Sudakis has hit .545/.583/1.091 against Veale over 12 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

6 for 11 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .647 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Veale has struck Milt Pappas out 8 times in 13 plate appearances, 61.5% of everything between them.

8 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Willie Mays has taken Veale deep 6 times, once every 13.3 plate appearances between them.

80 career plate appearances against him.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Veale throws than Al Weis: 100% of the swings between them come up empty.

27 plate appearances between them. 100th percentile of the 30 matchups on his own record.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Veale has faced Lou Brock more than any other hitter: 99 plate appearances, and Lou Brock has hit .194/.212/.269 in them.

18 hits, 1 home run and 36 strikeouts across 99 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Veale has walked Frank Howard 7 times in 20 plate appearances, 35% of them.

7 walks in 20 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 28, 1935