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Ken Holtzman

Cubs Career team 1965 to 1979
Position P
Born Nov 3, 1945

Key Insights

1979
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Bill Robinson has hit .571/.667/1.214 against Holtzman over 18 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

8 for 14 with 2 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .643 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Holtzman has struck Jerry Buchek out 7 times in 12 plate appearances, 58.3% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 12 plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Holtzman throws than Bobby Bonds: 83.3% of the swings between them come up empty.

58 plate appearances between them. 100th percentile of the 107 matchups on his own record.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Ed Kranepool is 0 for 12 against Holtzman, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

12 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Dick Allen has taken Holtzman deep 11 times, once every 10.1 plate appearances between them.

111 career plate appearances against him.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Holtzman has walked Dick Simpson 4 times in 13 plate appearances, 30.8% of them.

4 walks in 13 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 3, 1945