Aaron Judge vs. Merrill Kelly — Matchup Analysis
Aaron Judge has absolutely raked against Kelly. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Judge. Judge's production against Kelly has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.841, 79% above the career mark of 1.028, with a batting average of 0.429, 46% above their career average and above Kelly's career opposing average of 0.239. Judge has made good contact too, striking out once every 4.5 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 3.6 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Judge.
How Aaron Judge put the ball into play against Merrill Kelly
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Merrill Kelly to Aaron Judge
Matchup Details for Aaron Judge and Merrill Kelly
Stats that describe the matchup between Aaron Judge and Merrill Kelly including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Aaron Judge Career Plate Appearances
4995
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced
4143
In this matchup
0.429
Aaron Judge Career Batting Average
0.294
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
2
Aaron Judge Career Home Runs
368
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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
0.286
Aaron Judge Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.090
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.667
Aaron Judge Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.305
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.143
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Aaron Judge Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.269
Merrill Kelly Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.333
Aaron Judge Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.349
Merrill Kelly Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
Aaron Judge Career Hit By Pitch
40
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Aaron Judge Career Intentional Walks
104
Merrill Kelly Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
2
Aaron Judge Career Strikeouts
1369
Merrill Kelly Career Strikeouts Thrown
911
In this matchup
4.500
Aaron Judge Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.650
Merrill Kelly Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.548
In this matchup
1.000
Aaron Judge Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.600
Merrill Kelly Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.556
Aaron Judge Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.426
Merrill Kelly Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.294
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
Aaron Judge Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Aaron Judge Career Sacrifice Flies
33
Merrill Kelly Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Aaron Judge Career Ground into Double Play
116
Merrill Kelly Career Double Plays Enabled
76
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0