John Kennedy vs. Chris Short — Matchup Analysis
John Kennedy has absolutely raked against Short. Kennedy's production against Short has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.061, 76% above the career mark of 0.604, with a batting average of 0.273, 21% above their career average and above Short's career opposing average of 0.249. Kennedy has made good contact too, striking out once every 6 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 5 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Kennedy.
How John Kennedy put the ball into play against Chris Short
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Chris Short to John Kennedy
Matchup Details for John Kennedy and Chris Short
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kennedy and Chris Short including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances
2324
Chris Short Career Batters Faced
9801
In this matchup
0.273
John Kennedy Career Batting Average
0.225
Chris Short Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
0.091
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.015
Chris Short Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.333
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Chris Short Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.083
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
John Kennedy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.069
Chris Short Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.112
In this matchup
0.250
John Kennedy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
Chris Short Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Hit By Pitch
25
Chris Short Career Batters Hit By Pitch
61
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Intentional Walks
10
Chris Short Career Intentional Walks Allowed
74
In this matchup
2
John Kennedy Career Strikeouts
461
Chris Short Career Strikeouts Thrown
1629
In this matchup
6.000
John Kennedy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.040
Chris Short Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.017
In this matchup
0.500
John Kennedy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Chris Short Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
John Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.270
Chris Short Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.316
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
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Chris Short Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
John Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
11
Chris Short Career Sacrifice Flies
14
In this matchup
1
John Kennedy Career Ground into Double Play
48
Chris Short Career Double Plays Enabled
2
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0