Casey Kotchman vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Chen has completely neutralized Kotchman in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Chen. Kotchman's numbers against Chen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 53% below the career mark of 0.711, with a batting average of just 0.167, 36% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.266. Chen has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Kotchman down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 10.1 PA. Edge: Chen.
How Casey Kotchman put the ball into play against Bruce Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Casey Kotchman
Matchup Details for Casey Kotchman and Bruce Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Casey Kotchman and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Casey Kotchman Career Plate Appearances
3412
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
0.167
Casey Kotchman Career Batting Average
0.260
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Home Runs
71
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed
257
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
Casey Kotchman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Casey Kotchman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.089
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Casey Kotchman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.209
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.250
Casey Kotchman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Hit By Pitch
43
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Intentional Walks
27
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
2
Casey Kotchman Career Strikeouts
339
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
3.000
Casey Kotchman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.060
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
0.000
Casey Kotchman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.790
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Casey Kotchman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
Bruce Chen 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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Sacrifice Flies
22
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
0
Casey Kotchman Career Ground into Double Play
98
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0