Alex Avila vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Chen has had the better of this matchup. Avila is hitting just 0.231 in this matchup, 1% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.266. Avila also posted an OPS of 0.606, modestly below the career mark of 0.741. Even with Avila striking out less often than usual, once every 4 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Chen. Slight edge: Chen.
How Alex Avila put the ball into play against Bruce Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Alex Avila
Matchup Details for Alex Avila and Bruce Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Alex Avila and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Alex Avila Career Plate Appearances
3638
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
0.231
Alex Avila Career Batting Average
0.233
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
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
Alex Avila Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Avila Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.147
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Avila Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.098
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.333
Alex Avila Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Alex Avila Career Hit By Pitch
19
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Alex Avila Career Intentional Walks
24
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
4
Alex Avila Career Strikeouts
1068
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
4.000
Alex Avila Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.410
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
0.750
Alex Avila Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.490
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Alex Avila Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Bruce Chen 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
Alex Avila Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Alex Avila Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
1
Alex Avila Career Ground into Double Play
83
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0