Marcus Giles vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis
Marcus Giles has held their own against Penny. Despite a batting average of 0.269, 3% below their career average and below Penny's career opposing average of 0.274, Giles's OPS of 0.887 sits modestly above the career mark of 0.782. Giles has made good contact too, striking out once every 9.7 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 6.4 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Slight edge: Giles.
How Marcus Giles put the ball into play against Brad Penny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to Marcus Giles
Matchup Details for Marcus Giles and Brad Penny
Stats that describe the matchup between Marcus Giles and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Marcus Giles Career Plate Appearances
3340
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
0.269
Marcus Giles Career Batting Average
0.277
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
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
0.038
Marcus Giles Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.143
Marcus Giles Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.094
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Marcus Giles Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
0.273
Marcus Giles Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Marcus Giles Career Hit By Pitch
36
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
16
In this matchup
2
Marcus Giles Career Intentional Walks
6
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
3
Marcus Giles Career Strikeouts
523
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
9.667
Marcus Giles Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.390
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
1.667
Marcus Giles Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.610
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.414
Marcus Giles Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Marcus Giles Career Sacrifice Hits
30
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Marcus Giles Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Marcus Giles Career Ground into Double Play
61
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0