Jeff Kunkel vs. Matt Young — Matchup Analysis
Matt Young has dominated this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Young. Kunkel is hitting just 0.222 in this matchup, matching their career average and below Young's career opposing average of 0.265. Kunkel also posted an OPS of 0.444, well below the career mark of 0.614. Young has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Kunkel down once every 1.8 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4 PA. Edge: Young.
How Jeff Kunkel put the ball into play against Matt Young
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Young to Jeff Kunkel
Matchup Details for Jeff Kunkel and Matt Young
Stats that describe the matchup between Jeff Kunkel and Matt Young including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Jeff Kunkel Career Plate Appearances
935
Matt Young Career Batters Faced
5236
In this matchup
0.222
Jeff Kunkel Career Batting Average
0.222
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
0.000
Jeff Kunkel Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff Kunkel Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.094
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff Kunkel Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.077
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.500
Jeff Kunkel Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kunkel Career Hit By Pitch
8
Matt Young Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kunkel Career Intentional Walks
1
Matt Young Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
5
Jeff Kunkel Career Strikeouts
234
Matt Young Career Strikeouts Thrown
857
In this matchup
1.800
Jeff Kunkel Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.000
Matt Young Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.110
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff Kunkel Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.160
Matt Young Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Jeff Kunkel Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.246
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kunkel Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Hits
37
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kunkel Career Sacrifice Flies
3
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
0
Jeff Kunkel Career Ground into Double Play
21
Matt Young Career Double Plays Enabled
123
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0