Ryan Howard vs. Matt Cain — Matchup Analysis

Matt Cain has kept Howard in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.832 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 3% below where Howard typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Cain has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Howard down once every 2.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 3.5 PA. Slight edge: Cain. Context matters here.

How Ryan Howard put the ball into play against Matt Cain

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Cain to Ryan Howard

Matchup Details for Ryan Howard and Matt Cain

Stats that describe the matchup between Ryan Howard and Matt Cain including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Ryan Howard Career Plate Appearances
6530
Matt Cain Career Batters Faced
8699
In this matchup
19
Ryan Howard Career At Bats
5707
Matt Cain Career At Bats Pitched
7771
In this matchup
0.158
Ryan Howard Career Batting Average
0.259
Matt Cain Career Opposing Batting Average
0.238
In this matchup
3
Ryan Howard Career Hits
1475
Matt Cain Career Hits Allowed
1849
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Singles
795
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Doubles
277
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Triples
21
In this matchup
3
Ryan Howard Career Home Runs
382
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed
211

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
3
Ryan Howard Career Extra Base Hits
680
In this matchup
0.158
Ryan Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.067
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
1.000
Ryan Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.259
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.429
Ryan Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.207
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.125
In this matchup
12
Ryan Howard Total Bases
2940
In this matchup
4
Ryan Howard Career Times on Base
2243
In this matchup
0.200
Ryan Howard Career On Base Percentage
0.344
In this matchup
0.632
Ryan Howard Career Slugging Percentage
0.515
In this matchup
0.832
Ryan Howard Career OPS
0.859
In this matchup
0.474
Ryan Howard Career Isolated Power
0.257
In this matchup
0.248
Ryan Howard Career Gross Production Average
0.283
In this matchup
0.000
Ryan Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
Matt Cain Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
6
Ryan Howard Career RBIs
1194
In this matchup
2.400
Ryan Howard Career Runs Created
989.140
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Hit By Pitch
59
Matt Cain Career Batters Hit By Pitch
62

Outs

In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Walks
709
Matt Cain Career Walks Allowed
712
In this matchup
1
Ryan Howard Career Intentional Walks
154
Matt Cain Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
7
Ryan Howard Career Strikeouts
1843
Matt Cain Career Strikeouts Thrown
1694
In this matchup
2.714
Ryan Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.540
Matt Cain Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.135
In this matchup
0.143
Ryan Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Matt Cain Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.211
Ryan Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.358
Matt Cain Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.299

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
Matt Cain Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
55
Matt Cain Career Sacrifice Flies
67
In this matchup
0
Ryan Howard Career Ground into Double Play
116
Matt Cain Career Double Plays Enabled
124

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0