John Burkett vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis
John Burkett has absolutely raked against Penny. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Burkett. Burkett's production against Penny has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.333, 39% above the career mark of 0.240, with a batting average of 0.167, 79% above their career average and below Penny's career opposing average of 0.274. Despite striking out once every 1.2 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 2.8 PA, Burkett is still posting above-career production against Penny. Edge: Burkett.
How John Burkett put the ball into play against Brad Penny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to John Burkett
Matchup Details for John Burkett and Brad Penny
Stats that describe the matchup between John Burkett and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
John Burkett Career Plate Appearances
629
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
0.167
John Burkett Career Batting Average
0.093
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
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
John Burkett Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.000
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
John Burkett Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.000
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Burkett Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.000
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
1.000
John Burkett Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.159
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
John Burkett Career Hit By Pitch
1
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
John Burkett Career Intentional Walks
0
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
5
John Burkett Career Strikeouts
226
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
1.200
John Burkett Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
2.780
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
0.000
John Burkett Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.120
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
John Burkett Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.121
Brad Penny 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
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Hits
62
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
John Burkett Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
John Burkett Career Ground into Double Play
12
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0