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Position P
Born Mar 15, 1949

Key Insights

1986
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Rod Carew has hit .625/.800/1.125 against Kern over 15 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

5 for 8 with 0 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .642 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Tony Muser is 0 for 12 against Kern, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

15 career plate appearances.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Kern has struck Amos Otis out 11 times in 23 plate appearances, 47.8% of everything between them.

11 strikeouts in 23 plate appearances.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Mike Cubbage has hit .000/.067/.000 against Kern over 15 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 13 with 0 home runs and 5 strikeouts, against a .642 OPS median across his matchups.
One opponent he has never solved, not once

Ron LeFlore is 0 for 14 against Kern for his career.

5 strikeouts and 3 walks in those 18 plate appearances.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Kern has faced Rick Burleson more than any other hitter: 42 plate appearances, and Rick Burleson has hit .171/.262/.229 in them.

6 hits, 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts across 42 plate appearances.

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DOB Mar 15, 1949