Mike Napoli vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis

Bruce Chen has completely neutralized Napoli in this matchup. Napoli's numbers against Chen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 39% below the career mark of 0.821, with a batting average of just 0.143, 42% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.266. Chen has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Napoli down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 3.6 PA. Edge: Chen.

How Mike Napoli put the ball into play against Bruce Chen

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Mike Napoli

Matchup Details for Mike Napoli and Bruce Chen

Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Napoli and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Mike Napoli Career Plate Appearances
5329
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
14
Mike Napoli Career At Bats
4572
Bruce Chen Career At Bats Pitched
5930
In this matchup
0.143
Mike Napoli Career Batting Average
0.246
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
In this matchup
2
Mike Napoli Career Hits
1125
Bruce Chen Career Hits Allowed
1578
In this matchup
1
Mike Napoli Career Singles
623
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Doubles
224
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Triples
11
In this matchup
1
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs
267
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
1
Mike Napoli Career Extra Base Hits
502
In this matchup
0.071
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.058
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.500
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.237
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
Mike Napoli Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.182
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
5
Mike Napoli Total Bases
2172
In this matchup
2
Mike Napoli Career Times on Base
1844
In this matchup
0.143
Mike Napoli Career On Base Percentage
0.346
In this matchup
0.357
Mike Napoli Career Slugging Percentage
0.475
In this matchup
0.500
Mike Napoli Career OPS
0.821
In this matchup
0.214
Mike Napoli Career Isolated Power
0.229
In this matchup
0.154
Mike Napoli Career Gross Production Average
0.275
In this matchup
0.111
Mike Napoli Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
1
Mike Napoli Career RBIs
744
In this matchup
0.714
Mike Napoli Career Runs Created
750.600
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Hit By Pitch
69
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45

Outs

In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Walks
650
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed
546
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Intentional Walks
31
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
4
Mike Napoli Career Strikeouts
1468
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
3.500
Mike Napoli Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.630
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Napoli Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.143
Mike Napoli Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
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

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
0
Mike Napoli Career Ground into Double Play
114
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0