Rick Ankiel vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Ankiel is hitting 0.200 here, 17% below their career average, while Penny's career opposing average is 0.274. Ankiel also posted an OPS of 0.733, close to the career mark of 0.724. Penny has had the edge in strikeouts, with Ankiel going down once every 2 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 3.8 PA. No clear edge.
How Rick Ankiel put the ball into play against Brad Penny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to Rick Ankiel
Matchup Details for Rick Ankiel and Brad Penny
Stats that describe the matchup between Rick Ankiel and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Rick Ankiel Career Plate Appearances
2115
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
0.200
Rick Ankiel Career Batting Average
0.241
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
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
Rick Ankiel Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Ankiel Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.165
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Ankiel Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.137
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
0.500
Rick Ankiel Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
1
Rick Ankiel Career Hit By Pitch
12
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Rick Ankiel Career Intentional Walks
13
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
3
Rick Ankiel Career Strikeouts
555
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
2.000
Rick Ankiel Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.810
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Ankiel Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.290
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Rick Ankiel Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.301
Brad Penny Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Rick Ankiel Career Sacrifice Hits
8
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Rick Ankiel Career Sacrifice Flies
12
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Rick Ankiel Career Ground into Double Play
31
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0