Bobby Abreu vs. Brandon Lyon — Matchup Analysis
Bobby Abreu has absolutely raked against Lyon. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Abreu. Abreu's production against Lyon has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.400, 61% above the career mark of 0.870, with a batting average of 0.400, 37% above their career average and above Lyon's career opposing average of 0.271. Despite striking out once every 2.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA, Abreu is still posting above-career production against Lyon. Edge: Abreu.
How Bobby Abreu put the ball into play against Brandon Lyon
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brandon Lyon to Bobby Abreu
Matchup Details for Bobby Abreu and Brandon Lyon
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Abreu and Brandon Lyon including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Bobby Abreu Career Plate Appearances
10081
Brandon Lyon Career Batters Faced
2951
In this matchup
0.400
Bobby Abreu Career Batting Average
0.291
Brandon Lyon Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Brandon Lyon Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.500
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.117
Brandon Lyon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.157
Brandon Lyon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.148
In this matchup
0.500
Bobby Abreu Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.339
Brandon Lyon Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Hit By Pitch
33
Brandon Lyon Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Intentional Walks
115
Brandon Lyon Career Intentional Walks Allowed
47
In this matchup
2
Bobby Abreu Career Strikeouts
1840
Brandon Lyon Career Strikeouts Thrown
465
In this matchup
2.500
Bobby Abreu Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.480
Brandon Lyon Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.346
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Abreu Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Brandon Lyon Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Bobby Abreu Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.403
Brandon Lyon Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
Bobby Abreu Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Brandon Lyon Career Sacrifice Hits
31
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Sacrifice Flies
85
Brandon Lyon Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Ground into Double Play
165
Brandon Lyon Career Double Plays Enabled
49
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0