Ryan Howard vs. Jake Arrieta — Matchup Analysis
Jake Arrieta has completely neutralized Howard in this matchup. Howard's numbers against Arrieta tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.644, 25% below the career mark of 0.859, with a batting average of just 0.111, 57% below their career average and below Arrieta's career opposing average of 0.240. Even with Howard striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Arrieta. Edge: Arrieta.
How Ryan Howard put the ball into play against Jake Arrieta
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jake Arrieta to Ryan Howard
Matchup Details for Ryan Howard and Jake Arrieta
Stats that describe the matchup between Ryan Howard and Jake Arrieta including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Ryan Howard Career Plate Appearances
6530
Jake Arrieta Career Batters Faced
6755
In this matchup
0.111
Ryan Howard Career Batting Average
0.259
Jake Arrieta Career Opposing Batting Average
0.240
In this matchup
1
Ryan Howard Career Home Runs
382
Jake Arrieta Career Home Runs Allowed
181
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
0.111
Ryan Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.067
Jake Arrieta Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
1.000
Ryan Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.259
Jake Arrieta Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.125
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Ryan Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.207
Jake Arrieta Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Jake Arrieta Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Hit By Pitch
59
Jake Arrieta Career Batters Hit By Pitch
64
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Intentional Walks
154
Jake Arrieta Career Intentional Walks Allowed
23
In this matchup
2
Ryan Howard Career Strikeouts
1843
Jake Arrieta Career Strikeouts Thrown
1433
In this matchup
5.000
Ryan Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.540
Jake Arrieta Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.714
In this matchup
0.500
Ryan Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Jake Arrieta Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.400
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Ryan Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.358
Jake Arrieta Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.303
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
Ryan Howard Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Jake Arrieta Career Sacrifice Hits
33
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
55
Jake Arrieta Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Ground into Double Play
116
Jake Arrieta Career Double Plays Enabled
135
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0