Russell Branyan vs. Steve Kline — Matchup Analysis

Steve Kline has completely neutralized Branyan in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kline. Branyan's numbers against Kline tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.167, 80% below the career mark of 0.814, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Kline's career opposing average of 0.253. Kline has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Branyan down once every 1.2 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 3 PA. Edge: Kline.

How Russell Branyan put the ball into play against Steve Kline

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Kline to Russell Branyan

Matchup Details for Russell Branyan and Steve Kline

Stats that describe the matchup between Russell Branyan and Steve Kline including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Russell Branyan Career Plate Appearances
3398
Steve Kline Career Batters Faced
2940
In this matchup
5
Russell Branyan Career At Bats
2934
Steve Kline Career At Bats Pitched
2567
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Batting Average
0.232
Steve Kline Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Hits
682
Steve Kline Career Hits Allowed
649
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Singles
337
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0
Russell Branyan Career Doubles
143
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0
Russell Branyan Career Triples
8
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Home Runs
194
Steve Kline Career Home Runs Allowed
60

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Extra Base Hits
345
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.066
Steve Kline Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.285
Steve Kline Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.092

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.174
Steve Kline Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.122
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Total Bases
1423
In this matchup
1
Russell Branyan Career Times on Base
1115
In this matchup
0.167
Russell Branyan Career On Base Percentage
0.329
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Slugging Percentage
0.485
In this matchup
0.167
Russell Branyan Career OPS
0.814
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Isolated Power
0.253
In this matchup
0.075
Russell Branyan Career Gross Production Average
0.269
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Steve Kline Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career RBIs
467
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Runs Created
474.980
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Hit By Pitch
30
Steve Kline Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26

Outs

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Russell Branyan Career Walks
403
Steve Kline Career Walks Allowed
295
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Intentional Walks
30
Steve Kline Career Intentional Walks Allowed
48
In this matchup
5
Russell Branyan Career Strikeouts
1118
Steve Kline Career Strikeouts Thrown
493
In this matchup
1.200
Russell Branyan Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.040
Steve Kline Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.963
In this matchup
0.200
Russell Branyan Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
Steve Kline Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.167
Russell Branyan Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.328
Steve Kline Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
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0
Russell Branyan Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Steve Kline Career Sacrifice Hits
33
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Steve Kline Career Sacrifice Flies
19
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0
Russell Branyan Career Ground into Double Play
31
Steve Kline Career Double Plays Enabled
82

Ground into Triple Play

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0