Matt Carpenter vs. Brandon McCarthy — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Carpenter is hitting 0.333 here, 29% above their career average, while McCarthy's career opposing average is 0.268. Carpenter also posted an OPS of 0.667, close to the career mark of 0.814. McCarthy has had the edge in strikeouts, with Carpenter going down once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.7 PA. No clear edge.
How Matt Carpenter put the ball into play against Brandon McCarthy
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brandon McCarthy to Matt Carpenter
Matchup Details for Matt Carpenter and Brandon McCarthy
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Carpenter and Brandon McCarthy including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Matt Carpenter Career Plate Appearances
5770
Brandon McCarthy Career Batters Faced
5163
In this matchup
9
Matt Carpenter Career At Bats
4856
Brandon McCarthy Career At Bats Pitched
4740
In this matchup
0.333
Matt Carpenter Career Batting Average
0.259
Brandon McCarthy Career Opposing Batting Average
0.268
In this matchup
0
Matt Carpenter Career Home Runs
179
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed
145
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
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Carpenter Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.142
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Carpenter Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.146
Brandon McCarthy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.160
In this matchup
0.500
Matt Carpenter Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Brandon McCarthy Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
In this matchup
0
Matt Carpenter Career Hit By Pitch
74
Brandon McCarthy Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Matt Carpenter Career Intentional Walks
40
Brandon McCarthy Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
3
Matt Carpenter Career Strikeouts
1225
Brandon McCarthy Career Strikeouts Thrown
908
In this matchup
3.000
Matt Carpenter Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.710
Brandon McCarthy Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.686
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Carpenter Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.630
Brandon McCarthy Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Matt Carpenter Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.359
Brandon McCarthy Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Brandon McCarthy Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
0
Matt Carpenter Career Sacrifice Flies
54
Brandon McCarthy Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
Matt Carpenter Career Ground into Double Play
40
Brandon McCarthy Career Double Plays Enabled
104
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0