Kevin Newman vs. Michael Lorenzen — Matchup Analysis
Michael Lorenzen has completely neutralized Newman in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Lorenzen. Newman's numbers against Lorenzen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 39% below the career mark of 0.656, with a batting average of just 0.200, 23% below their career average and below Lorenzen's career opposing average of 0.246. Lorenzen has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Newman down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7.8 PA. Edge: Lorenzen.
How Kevin Newman put the ball into play against Michael Lorenzen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Michael Lorenzen to Kevin Newman
Matchup Details for Kevin Newman and Michael Lorenzen
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Newman and Michael Lorenzen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Kevin Newman Career Plate Appearances
2343
Michael Lorenzen Career Batters Faced
4214
In this matchup
5
Kevin Newman Career At Bats
2172
Michael Lorenzen Career At Bats Pitched
3751
In this matchup
0.200
Kevin Newman Career Batting Average
0.259
Michael Lorenzen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs
28
Michael Lorenzen Career Home Runs Allowed
125
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
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Michael Lorenzen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.050
Michael Lorenzen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.136
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.093
Michael Lorenzen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.151
In this matchup
0.250
Kevin Newman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
Michael Lorenzen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Hit By Pitch
16
Michael Lorenzen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Intentional Walks
7
Michael Lorenzen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
1
Kevin Newman Career Strikeouts
300
Michael Lorenzen Career Strikeouts Thrown
826
In this matchup
5.000
Kevin Newman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.810
Michael Lorenzen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.102
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Newman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
Michael Lorenzen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Kevin Newman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.294
Michael Lorenzen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
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
Kevin Newman Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Michael Lorenzen Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Michael Lorenzen Career Sacrifice Flies
20
In this matchup
0
Kevin Newman Career Ground into Double Play
40
Michael Lorenzen Career Double Plays Enabled
94
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0