Lance Berkman vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Chen has completely neutralized Berkman in this matchup. Berkman's numbers against Chen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.714, 24% below the career mark of 0.943, with a batting average of just 0.133, 55% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.266. Even with Berkman striking out less often than usual, once every 10.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Chen. Edge: Chen.
How Lance Berkman put the ball into play against Bruce Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Lance Berkman
Matchup Details for Lance Berkman and Bruce Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Lance Berkman and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Lance Berkman Career Plate Appearances
7813
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
0.133
Lance Berkman Career Batting Average
0.294
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
In this matchup
1
Lance Berkman Career Home Runs
366
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed
257
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
0.067
Lance Berkman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.056
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.500
Lance Berkman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.192
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Lance Berkman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.282
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.083
Lance Berkman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.315
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
1
Lance Berkman Career Hit By Pitch
66
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Lance Berkman Career Intentional Walks
160
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
2
Lance Berkman Career Strikeouts
1300
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
10.500
Lance Berkman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.010
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
2.500
Lance Berkman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.920
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Lance Berkman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.418
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
Lance Berkman Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Lance Berkman Career Sacrifice Flies
54
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
2
Lance Berkman Career Ground into Double Play
147
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0