Michael Busch vs. Merrill Kelly — Matchup Analysis
Michael Busch has absolutely raked against Kelly. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Busch. Busch's production against Kelly has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.262, 57% above the career mark of 0.803, with a batting average of 0.333, 34% above their career average and above Kelly's career opposing average of 0.239. Busch has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Busch.
How Michael Busch put the ball into play against Merrill Kelly
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Merrill Kelly to Michael Busch
Matchup Details for Michael Busch and Merrill Kelly
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Busch and Merrill Kelly including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Michael Busch Career Plate Appearances
1240
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced
4143
In this matchup
0.333
Michael Busch Career Batting Average
0.249
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
1
Michael Busch Career Home Runs
57
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
0.167
Michael Busch Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.052
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.500
Michael Busch Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.210
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.143
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Busch Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.174
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.200
Michael Busch Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
Michael Busch Career Hit By Pitch
14
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Michael Busch Career Intentional Walks
3
Merrill Kelly Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
0
Michael Busch Career Strikeouts
328
Merrill Kelly Career Strikeouts Thrown
911
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Busch Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.780
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.548
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Busch Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Merrill Kelly Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Michael Busch Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.324
Merrill Kelly Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
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
Michael Busch Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Michael Busch Career Sacrifice Flies
7
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Michael Busch Career Ground into Double Play
11
Merrill Kelly Career Double Plays Enabled
76
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0