Ivan Howard vs. Joe Engel — 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. Howard is hitting 0.200 here, 15% below their career average, while Engel's career opposing average is 0.236. Howard also posted an OPS of 0.644, close to the career mark of 0.639. Howard has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 9 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 7.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Ivan Howard put the ball into play against Joe Engel
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Engel to Ivan Howard
Matchup Details for Ivan Howard and Joe Engel
Stats that describe the matchup between Ivan Howard and Joe Engel including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Ivan Howard Career Plate Appearances
966
Joe Engel Career Batters Faced
1722
In this matchup
0.200
Ivan Howard Career Batting Average
0.234
Joe Engel Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Ivan Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.002
Joe Engel Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.004
In this matchup
0.000
Ivan Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.011
Joe Engel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.017
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ivan Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.016
Joe Engel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.040
In this matchup
0.200
Ivan Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
Joe Engel Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.260
In this matchup
0
Ivan Howard Career Hit By Pitch
15
Joe Engel Career Batters Hit By Pitch
24
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ivan Howard Career Intentional Walks
0
Joe Engel Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
9.000
Ivan Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.490
Joe Engel Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.404
In this matchup
3.000
Ivan Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.810
Joe Engel Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Ivan Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.305
Joe Engel Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.340
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ivan Howard Career Sacrifice Hits
29
Joe Engel Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Ivan Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Joe Engel Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Ivan Howard Career Ground into Double Play
0
Joe Engel Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0