Jeff Kent vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis
Brad Penny has completely neutralized Kent in this matchup. Kent's numbers against Penny tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.384, 55% below the career mark of 0.855, with a batting average of just 0.111, 62% below their career average and below Penny's career opposing average of 0.274. Even with Kent striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Penny. Edge: Penny.
How Jeff Kent put the ball into play against Brad Penny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to Jeff Kent
Matchup Details for Jeff Kent and Brad Penny
Stats that describe the matchup between Jeff Kent and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Jeff Kent Career Plate Appearances
9537
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
0.111
Jeff Kent Career Batting Average
0.290
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
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
Jeff Kent Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff Kent Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.153
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff Kent Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.248
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
0.125
Jeff Kent Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kent Career Hit By Pitch
125
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kent Career Intentional Walks
61
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
1
Jeff Kent Career Strikeouts
1522
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
11.000
Jeff Kent Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.270
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
2.000
Jeff Kent Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
Jeff Kent Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Brad Penny Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kent Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kent Career Sacrifice Flies
103
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kent Career Ground into Double Play
224
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0