Yadier Molina vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Molina is hitting 0.308 here, 11% above their career average, while Penny's career opposing average is 0.274. Molina also posted an OPS of 0.769, close to the career mark of 0.726. Penny has had the edge in strikeouts, with Molina going down once every 6.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.3 PA. No clear edge.

How Yadier Molina put the ball into play against Brad Penny

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to Yadier Molina

Matchup Details for Yadier Molina and Brad Penny

Stats that describe the matchup between Yadier Molina and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Yadier Molina Career Plate Appearances
8553
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
13
Yadier Molina Career At Bats
7817
Brad Penny Career At Bats Pitched
7421
In this matchup
0.308
Yadier Molina Career Batting Average
0.277
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
4
Yadier Molina Career Hits
2168
Brad Penny Career Hits Allowed
2030
In this matchup
2
Yadier Molina Career Singles
1577
In this matchup
2
Yadier Molina Career Doubles
408
In this matchup
0
Yadier Molina Career Triples
7
In this matchup
0
Yadier Molina Career Home Runs
176
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed
194

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
2
Yadier Molina Career Extra Base Hits
591
In this matchup
0.000
Yadier Molina Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Yadier Molina Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.081
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Yadier Molina Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.191
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
6
Yadier Molina Total Bases
3118
In this matchup
4
Yadier Molina Career Times on Base
2786
In this matchup
0.308
Yadier Molina Career On Base Percentage
0.327
In this matchup
0.462
Yadier Molina Career Slugging Percentage
0.399
In this matchup
0.769
Yadier Molina Career OPS
0.726
In this matchup
0.154
Yadier Molina Career Isolated Power
0.122
In this matchup
0.254
Yadier Molina Career Gross Production Average
0.247
In this matchup
0.364
Yadier Molina Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
2
Yadier Molina Career RBIs
1022
In this matchup
1.846
Yadier Molina Career Runs Created
1028.330
In this matchup
0
Yadier Molina Career Hit By Pitch
76
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Yadier Molina Career Walks
542
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed
619
In this matchup
0
Yadier Molina Career Intentional Walks
50
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
2
Yadier Molina Career Strikeouts
922
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
6.500
Yadier Molina Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.280
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
0.000
Yadier Molina Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.308
Yadier Molina Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
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
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Yadier Molina Career Sacrifice Hits
43
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Yadier Molina Career Sacrifice Flies
75
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
1
Yadier Molina Career Ground into Double Play
287
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0