Brian Harper vs. Matt Young — Matchup Analysis
Matt Young has had the better of this matchup. Harper is hitting just 0.263 in this matchup, 11% below their career average and below Young's career opposing average of 0.265. Harper also posted an OPS of 0.684, modestly below the career mark of 0.748. Even with Harper striking out less often than usual, once every 19 PA versus a career rate of once every 18 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Young. Slight edge: Young.
How Brian Harper put the ball into play against Matt Young
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Young to Brian Harper
Matchup Details for Brian Harper and Matt Young
Stats that describe the matchup between Brian Harper and Matt Young including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Brian Harper Career Plate Appearances
3386
Matt Young Career Batters Faced
5236
In this matchup
0.263
Brian Harper Career Batting Average
0.296
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
0.053
Brian Harper Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.200
Brian Harper Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.068
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Brian Harper Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.335
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.235
Brian Harper Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Brian Harper Career Hit By Pitch
44
Matt Young Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Brian Harper Career Intentional Walks
27
Matt Young Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Brian Harper Career Strikeouts
188
Matt Young Career Strikeouts Thrown
857
In this matchup
19.000
Brian Harper Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
18.010
Matt Young Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.110
In this matchup
0.000
Brian Harper Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.710
Matt Young Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.263
Brian Harper Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.322
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
Brian Harper Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Hits
37
In this matchup
0
Brian Harper Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
0
Brian Harper Career Ground into Double Play
107
Matt Young Career Double Plays Enabled
123
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0