Lorenzo Cain vs. Mychal Givens — Matchup Analysis
Mychal Givens has completely neutralized Cain in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Givens. Cain's numbers against Givens tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 62% below the career mark of 0.750, with a batting average of just 0.143, 50% below their career average and below Givens's career opposing average of 0.218. Even with Cain striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Givens. Edge: Givens.
How Lorenzo Cain put the ball into play against Mychal Givens
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mychal Givens to Lorenzo Cain
Matchup Details for Lorenzo Cain and Mychal Givens
Stats that describe the matchup between Lorenzo Cain and Mychal Givens including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Lorenzo Cain Career Plate Appearances
4757
Mychal Givens Career Batters Faced
1913
In this matchup
0.143
Lorenzo Cain Career Batting Average
0.283
Mychal Givens Career Opposing Batting Average
0.218
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs
87
Mychal Givens Career Home Runs Allowed
54
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Mychal Givens Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
Mychal Givens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.148
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.102
Mychal Givens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.100
In this matchup
0.167
Lorenzo Cain Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Mychal Givens Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Hit By Pitch
49
Mychal Givens Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
5
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0
Lorenzo Cain Career Intentional Walks
14
Mychal Givens Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
1
Lorenzo Cain Career Strikeouts
854
Mychal Givens Career Strikeouts Thrown
539
In this matchup
7.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.570
Mychal Givens Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.549
In this matchup
0.000
Lorenzo Cain Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Mychal Givens Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Lorenzo Cain Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.336
Mychal Givens Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
Lorenzo Cain Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Mychal Givens Career Sacrifice Hits
4
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Mychal Givens Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Lorenzo Cain Career Ground into Double Play
109
Mychal Givens Career Double Plays Enabled
32
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0