Royce Clayton vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis
Brad Penny has completely neutralized Clayton in this matchup. Clayton's numbers against Penny tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.235, 65% below the career mark of 0.679, with a batting average of just 0.118, 54% below their career average and below Penny's career opposing average of 0.274. Penny has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Clayton down once every 3.4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.8 PA, and Clayton has yet to take Penny deep. Edge: Penny.
How Royce Clayton put the ball into play against Brad Penny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to Royce Clayton
Matchup Details for Royce Clayton and Brad Penny
Stats that describe the matchup between Royce Clayton and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Royce Clayton Career Plate Appearances
8164
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
0.118
Royce Clayton Career Batting Average
0.258
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
0
Royce Clayton Career Home Runs
110
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed
194
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
Royce Clayton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.015
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Royce Clayton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.058
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Royce Clayton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.078
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
0.167
Royce Clayton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Royce Clayton Career Hit By Pitch
45
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Royce Clayton Career Intentional Walks
34
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
5
Royce Clayton Career Strikeouts
1415
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
3.400
Royce Clayton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.770
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
0.000
Royce Clayton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.118
Royce Clayton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.307
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Royce Clayton Career Sacrifice Hits
113
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Royce Clayton Career Sacrifice Flies
62
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Royce Clayton Career Ground into Double Play
218
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0