Matt Carpenter vs. Brad Hand — Matchup Analysis
Brad Hand has completely neutralized Carpenter in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Hand. Carpenter's numbers against Hand tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.444, 45% below the career mark of 0.814, with a batting average of just 0.222, 14% below their career average and below Hand's career opposing average of 0.234. Even with Carpenter striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Hand. Edge: Hand.
How Matt Carpenter put the ball into play against Brad Hand
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Hand to Matt Carpenter
Matchup Details for Matt Carpenter and Brad Hand
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Carpenter and Brad Hand including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Matt Carpenter Career Plate Appearances
5770
Brad Hand Career Batters Faced
3266
In this matchup
0.222
Matt Carpenter Career Batting Average
0.259
Brad Hand Career Opposing Batting Average
0.234
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
Matt Carpenter Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Brad Hand Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Carpenter Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.142
Brad Hand Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.119
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Carpenter Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.146
Brad Hand Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.102
In this matchup
0.250
Matt Carpenter Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Brad Hand Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Matt Carpenter Career Hit By Pitch
74
Brad Hand Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Matt Carpenter Career Intentional Walks
40
Brad Hand Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
1
Matt Carpenter Career Strikeouts
1225
Brad Hand Career Strikeouts Thrown
782
In this matchup
9.000
Matt Carpenter Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.710
Brad Hand Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.176
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Carpenter Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.630
Brad Hand Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Matt Carpenter Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.359
Brad Hand Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Matt Carpenter Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Brad Hand Career Sacrifice Hits
30
In this matchup
0
Matt Carpenter Career Sacrifice Flies
54
Brad Hand Career Sacrifice Flies
22
In this matchup
1
Matt Carpenter Career Ground into Double Play
40
Brad Hand Career Double Plays Enabled
55
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0