Matt Kemp vs. Brandon Lyon — Matchup Analysis
Brandon Lyon has dominated this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Lyon. Kemp is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, 22% below their career average and below Lyon's career opposing average of 0.271. Kemp also posted an OPS of 0.556, well below the career mark of 0.821. Even with Kemp striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Lyon. Edge: Lyon.
How Matt Kemp put the ball into play against Brandon Lyon
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brandon Lyon to Matt Kemp
Matchup Details for Matt Kemp and Brandon Lyon
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Kemp and Brandon Lyon including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Matt Kemp Career Plate Appearances
6982
Brandon Lyon Career Batters Faced
2951
In this matchup
0.222
Matt Kemp Career Batting Average
0.284
Brandon Lyon Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
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
Matt Kemp Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.045
Brandon Lyon Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Kemp Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Brandon Lyon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Kemp Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.175
Brandon Lyon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.148
In this matchup
0.250
Matt Kemp Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.337
Brandon Lyon Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Matt Kemp Career Hit By Pitch
26
Brandon Lyon Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Matt Kemp Career Intentional Walks
69
Brandon Lyon Career Intentional Walks Allowed
47
In this matchup
1
Matt Kemp Career Strikeouts
1641
Brandon Lyon Career Strikeouts Thrown
465
In this matchup
9.000
Matt Kemp Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.250
Brandon Lyon Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.346
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Kemp Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Brandon Lyon Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Matt Kemp Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Brandon Lyon Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
Matt Kemp Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Brandon Lyon Career Sacrifice Hits
31
In this matchup
0
Matt Kemp Career Sacrifice Flies
72
Brandon Lyon Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Matt Kemp Career Ground into Double Play
184
Brandon Lyon Career Double Plays Enabled
49
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0