Howie Kendrick vs. Scott Kazmir — Matchup Analysis
Scott Kazmir has completely neutralized Kendrick in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kazmir. Kendrick's numbers against Kazmir tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 57% below the career mark of 0.767, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Kazmir's career opposing average of 0.249. Even with Kendrick striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kazmir. Edge: Kazmir.
How Howie Kendrick put the ball into play against Scott Kazmir
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Kazmir to Howie Kendrick
Matchup Details for Howie Kendrick and Scott Kazmir
Stats that describe the matchup between Howie Kendrick and Scott Kazmir including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Howie Kendrick Career Plate Appearances
6421
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced
7308
In this matchup
0.000
Howie Kendrick Career Batting Average
0.294
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Home Runs
127
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed
193
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Howie Kendrick Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Howie Kendrick Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.073
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Howie Kendrick Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.115
Scott Kazmir Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.119
In this matchup
0.000
Howie Kendrick Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Scott Kazmir Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Hit By Pitch
61
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Intentional Walks
34
Scott Kazmir Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
1
Howie Kendrick Career Strikeouts
1102
Scott Kazmir Career Strikeouts Thrown
1618
In this matchup
6.000
Howie Kendrick Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.830
Scott Kazmir Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.517
In this matchup
2.000
Howie Kendrick Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Scott Kazmir Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Howie Kendrick Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Scott Kazmir Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
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0
Howie Kendrick Career Sacrifice Hits
24
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Hits
34
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Sacrifice Flies
37
Scott Kazmir Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
0
Howie Kendrick Career Ground into Double Play
193
Scott Kazmir Career Double Plays Enabled
129
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0