Bret Boone vs. Matt Young — Matchup Analysis
Matt Young has completely neutralized Boone in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Young. Boone's numbers against Young tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 63% below the career mark of 0.767, with a batting average of just 0.143, 46% below their career average and below Young's career opposing average of 0.265. Young has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Boone down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.7 PA. Edge: Young.
How Bret Boone put the ball into play against Matt Young
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Young to Bret Boone
Matchup Details for Bret Boone and Matt Young
Stats that describe the matchup between Bret Boone and Matt Young including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Bret Boone Career Plate Appearances
7432
Matt Young Career Batters Faced
5236
In this matchup
0.143
Bret Boone Career Batting Average
0.266
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
0.000
Bret Boone Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Bret Boone Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.142
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bret Boone Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.195
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.200
Bret Boone Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Bret Boone Career Hit By Pitch
69
Matt Young Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Bret Boone Career Intentional Walks
32
Matt Young Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
2
Bret Boone Career Strikeouts
1295
Matt Young Career Strikeouts Thrown
857
In this matchup
3.500
Bret Boone Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.740
Matt Young Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.110
In this matchup
0.000
Bret Boone Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Matt Young Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Bret Boone Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bret Boone Career Sacrifice Hits
55
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Hits
37
In this matchup
0
Bret Boone Career Sacrifice Flies
73
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
1
Bret Boone Career Ground into Double Play
168
Matt Young Career Double Plays Enabled
123
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0