Thomas Howard vs. Kevin Ritz — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Howard is hitting 0.182 here, 31% below their career average, while Ritz's career opposing average is 0.287. Howard also posted an OPS of 0.795, close to the career mark of 0.695. Ritz has had the edge in strikeouts, with Howard going down once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA. No clear edge.

How Thomas Howard put the ball into play against Kevin Ritz

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kevin Ritz to Thomas Howard

Matchup Details for Thomas Howard and Kevin Ritz

Stats that describe the matchup between Thomas Howard and Kevin Ritz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Thomas Howard Career Plate Appearances
2696
Kevin Ritz Career Batters Faced
3416
In this matchup
11
Thomas Howard Career At Bats
2483
Kevin Ritz Career At Bats Pitched
2952
In this matchup
0.182
Thomas Howard Career Batting Average
0.264
Kevin Ritz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.287
In this matchup
2
Thomas Howard Career Hits
655
Kevin Ritz Career Hits Allowed
848
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Singles
466
In this matchup
1
Thomas Howard Career Doubles
123
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Triples
22
In this matchup
1
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs
44
Kevin Ritz Career Home Runs Allowed
69

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
2
Thomas Howard Career Extra Base Hits
189
In this matchup
0.091
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Kevin Ritz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.500
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Kevin Ritz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.081

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.102
Kevin Ritz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.149
In this matchup
6
Thomas Howard Total Bases
954
In this matchup
3
Thomas Howard Career Times on Base
831
In this matchup
0.250
Thomas Howard Career On Base Percentage
0.311
In this matchup
0.545
Thomas Howard Career Slugging Percentage
0.384
In this matchup
0.795
Thomas Howard Career OPS
0.695
In this matchup
0.364
Thomas Howard Career Isolated Power
0.120
In this matchup
0.249
Thomas Howard Career Gross Production Average
0.236
In this matchup
0.167
Thomas Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Kevin Ritz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
In this matchup
1
Thomas Howard Career RBIs
264
In this matchup
1.500
Thomas Howard Career Runs Created
308.850
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Hit By Pitch
11
Kevin Ritz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
30

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Thomas Howard Career Walks
165
Kevin Ritz Career Walks Allowed
377
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Intentional Walks
10
Kevin Ritz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
4
Thomas Howard Career Strikeouts
432
Kevin Ritz Career Strikeouts Thrown
462
In this matchup
3.000
Thomas Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.240
Kevin Ritz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.394
In this matchup
0.250
Thomas Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Kevin Ritz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.820

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.250
Thomas Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Kevin Ritz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.366

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
Thomas Howard Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Kevin Ritz Career Sacrifice Hits
30
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Kevin Ritz Career Sacrifice Flies
27
In this matchup
1
Thomas Howard Career Ground into Double Play
39
Kevin Ritz Career Double Plays Enabled
65

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0