Kirk Gibson vs. Matt Young — Matchup Analysis
Matt Young has completely neutralized Gibson in this matchup. Gibson's numbers against Young tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.273, 67% below the career mark of 0.815, with a batting average of just 0.091, 66% below their career average and below Young's career opposing average of 0.265. Young has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Gibson down once every 2.2 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, and Gibson has yet to take Young deep. Edge: Young.
How Kirk Gibson put the ball into play against Matt Young
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Young to Kirk Gibson
Matchup Details for Kirk Gibson and Matt Young
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirk Gibson and Matt Young including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Kirk Gibson Career Plate Appearances
6656
Matt Young Career Batters Faced
5236
In this matchup
0.091
Kirk Gibson Career Batting Average
0.268
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
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
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.164
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.198
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.167
Kirk Gibson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Hit By Pitch
61
Matt Young Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Intentional Walks
72
Matt Young Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
5
Kirk Gibson Career Strikeouts
1285
Matt Young Career Strikeouts Thrown
857
In this matchup
2.200
Kirk Gibson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.180
Matt Young Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.110
In this matchup
0.000
Kirk Gibson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Matt Young Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.091
Kirk Gibson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.352
Matt Young Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.344
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
Kirk Gibson Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Hits
37
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Sacrifice Flies
56
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Ground into Double Play
72
Matt Young Career Double Plays Enabled
123
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0