Mark McGwire vs. Matt Young — Matchup Analysis
Matt Young has completely neutralized McGwire in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Young. McGwire's numbers against Young tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 80% below the career mark of 0.982, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Young's career opposing average of 0.265. Even with McGwire striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Young. Edge: Young.
How Mark McGwire put the ball into play against Matt Young
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Young to Mark McGwire
Matchup Details for Mark McGwire and Matt Young
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark McGwire and Matt Young including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances
7660
Matt Young Career Batters Faced
5236
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average
0.263
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
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.094
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.359
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.082
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.365
Matt Young Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.116
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
Matt Young Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Hit By Pitch
75
Matt Young Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Intentional Walks
150
Matt Young Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Strikeouts
1596
Matt Young Career Strikeouts Thrown
857
In this matchup
5.000
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
Matt Young Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.110
In this matchup
1.000
Mark McGwire Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Matt Young Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Mark McGwire Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
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
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Hits
37
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Matt Young Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Ground into Double Play
147
Matt Young Career Double Plays Enabled
123
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0