Ron Kittle vs. Matt Young — Matchup Analysis
Matt Young has dominated this matchup. Kittle is hitting just 0.143 in this matchup, 40% below their career average and below Young's career opposing average of 0.265. Kittle also posted an OPS of 0.643, well below the career mark of 0.779. Even with Kittle striking out less often than usual, once every 6.4 PA versus a career rate of once every 4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Young. Edge: Young.
How Ron Kittle put the ball into play against Matt Young
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Young to Ron Kittle
Matchup Details for Ron Kittle and Matt Young
Stats that describe the matchup between Ron Kittle and Matt Young including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
32
Ron Kittle Career Plate Appearances
3013
Matt Young Career Batters Faced
5236
In this matchup
0.143
Ron Kittle Career Batting Average
0.239
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
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
0.071
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.065
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.500
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.272
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.400
Ron Kittle Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.095
Ron Kittle Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.260
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
1
Ron Kittle Career Hit By Pitch
38
Matt Young Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Intentional Walks
20
Matt Young Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
6.400
Ron Kittle Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.050
Matt Young Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.110
In this matchup
0.600
Ron Kittle Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Matt Young Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.219
Ron Kittle Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.300
Matt Young Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.344
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
Ron Kittle Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Hits
37
In this matchup
0
Ron Kittle Career Sacrifice Flies
31
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
1
Ron Kittle Career Ground into Double Play
53
Matt Young Career Double Plays Enabled
123
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0