Thomas Howard vs. Frank Viola — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Howard is hitting 0.286 here, 8% above their career average, while Viola's career opposing average is 0.260. Howard also posted an OPS of 0.714, close to the career mark of 0.695. Howard has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 7 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Thomas Howard put the ball into play against Frank Viola
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Frank Viola to Thomas Howard
Matchup Details for Thomas Howard and Frank Viola
Stats that describe the matchup between Thomas Howard and Frank Viola including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Thomas Howard Career Plate Appearances
2696
Frank Viola Career Batters Faced
11933
In this matchup
0.286
Thomas Howard Career Batting Average
0.264
Frank Viola Career Opposing Batting Average
0.260
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs
44
Frank Viola Career Home Runs Allowed
294
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
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Frank Viola Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Frank Viola Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.104
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.102
Frank Viola Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.159
In this matchup
0.333
Thomas Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Frank Viola Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Hit By Pitch
11
Frank Viola Career Batters Hit By Pitch
48
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Intentional Walks
10
Frank Viola Career Intentional Walks Allowed
39
In this matchup
1
Thomas Howard Career Strikeouts
432
Frank Viola Career Strikeouts Thrown
1844
In this matchup
7.000
Thomas Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.240
Frank Viola Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.471
In this matchup
0.000
Thomas Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Frank Viola Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Thomas Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Frank Viola Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Frank Viola Career Sacrifice Hits
88
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Frank Viola Career Sacrifice Flies
63
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Ground into Double Play
39
Frank Viola Career Double Plays Enabled
215
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0