Steve Balboni vs. Matt Young — Matchup Analysis
Matt Young has had the better of this matchup. Balboni is hitting just 0.242 in this matchup, 6% above their career average and below Young's career opposing average of 0.265. Balboni also posted an OPS of 0.628, modestly below the career mark of 0.743. Even with Balboni striking out less often than usual, once every 5.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Young. Slight edge: Young.
How Steve Balboni put the ball into play against Matt Young
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Young to Steve Balboni
Matchup Details for Steve Balboni and Matt Young
Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Balboni and Matt Young including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
34
Steve Balboni Career Plate Appearances
3440
Matt Young Career Batters Faced
5236
In this matchup
0.242
Steve Balboni Career Batting Average
0.229
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
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
0.030
Steve Balboni Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.058
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.125
Steve Balboni Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.254
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.167
Steve Balboni Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.211
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.269
Steve Balboni Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.253
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Steve Balboni Career Hit By Pitch
19
Matt Young Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Steve Balboni Career Intentional Walks
21
Matt Young Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
6
Steve Balboni Career Strikeouts
856
Matt Young Career Strikeouts Thrown
857
In this matchup
5.667
Steve Balboni Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.020
Matt Young Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.110
In this matchup
0.167
Steve Balboni Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Matt Young Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.265
Steve Balboni Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Matt Young Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.344
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
Steve Balboni Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Hits
37
In this matchup
0
Steve Balboni Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
1
Steve Balboni Career Ground into Double Play
67
Matt Young Career Double Plays Enabled
123
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0