Austin Kearns vs. Phil Hughes — Matchup Analysis
Phil Hughes has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Hughes. Kearns is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 2% below their career average and below Hughes's career opposing average of 0.272. Kearns also posted an OPS of 0.500, well below the career mark of 0.764. Even with Kearns striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Hughes. Edge: Hughes.
How Austin Kearns put the ball into play against Phil Hughes
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Phil Hughes to Austin Kearns
Matchup Details for Austin Kearns and Phil Hughes
Stats that describe the matchup between Austin Kearns and Phil Hughes including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Austin Kearns Career Plate Appearances
4179
Phil Hughes Career Batters Faced
5496
In this matchup
0.250
Austin Kearns Career Batting Average
0.254
Phil Hughes Career Opposing Batting Average
0.272
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs
121
Phil Hughes Career Home Runs Allowed
191
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
0.000
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Phil Hughes Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.038
In this matchup
0.000
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.132
Phil Hughes Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.138
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Phil Hughes Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.184
In this matchup
0.333
Austin Kearns Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
Phil Hughes Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Hit By Pitch
75
Phil Hughes Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Intentional Walks
19
Phil Hughes Career Intentional Walks Allowed
12
In this matchup
1
Austin Kearns Career Strikeouts
898
Phil Hughes Career Strikeouts Thrown
1040
In this matchup
5.000
Austin Kearns Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.650
Phil Hughes Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.285
In this matchup
0.000
Austin Kearns Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Phil Hughes Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.300
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Austin Kearns Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
Phil Hughes Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
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
1
Austin Kearns Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Phil Hughes Career Sacrifice Hits
18
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Phil Hughes Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Ground into Double Play
115
Phil Hughes Career Double Plays Enabled
85
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0