Cal Ripken Jr. vs. Jay Howell — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Ripken is hitting 0.280 here, 1% above their career average, while Howell's career opposing average is 0.246. Ripken also posted an OPS of 0.766, close to the career mark of 0.788. Howell has had the edge in strikeouts, with Ripken going down once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.9 PA. No clear edge.

How Cal Ripken Jr. put the ball into play against Jay Howell

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jay Howell to Cal Ripken Jr.

Matchup Details for Cal Ripken Jr. and Jay Howell

Stats that describe the matchup between Cal Ripken Jr. and Jay Howell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Plate Appearances
12883
Jay Howell Career Batters Faced
3564
In this matchup
25
Cal Ripken Jr. Career At Bats
11551
Jay Howell Career At Bats Pitched
3184
In this matchup
0.280
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Batting Average
0.276
Jay Howell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
7
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Hits
3184
Jay Howell Career Hits Allowed
782
In this matchup
4
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Singles
2106
In this matchup
2
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Doubles
603
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Triples
44
In this matchup
1
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Home Runs
431
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed
57

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
3
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Extra Base Hits
1078
In this matchup
0.040
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.143
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.073

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.330
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.086
In this matchup
12
Cal Ripken Jr. Total Bases
5168
In this matchup
8
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Times on Base
4379
In this matchup
0.286
Cal Ripken Jr. Career On Base Percentage
0.340
In this matchup
0.480
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Slugging Percentage
0.447
In this matchup
0.766
Cal Ripken Jr. Career OPS
0.788
In this matchup
0.200
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Isolated Power
0.172
In this matchup
0.249
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Gross Production Average
0.265
In this matchup
0.273
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Jay Howell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
7
Cal Ripken Jr. Career RBIs
1695
In this matchup
3.692
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Runs Created
1770.050
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
66
Jay Howell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19

Outs

In this matchup
16
In this matchup
1
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Walks
1129
Jay Howell Career Walks Allowed
291
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Intentional Walks
107
Jay Howell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
4
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Strikeouts
1305
Jay Howell Career Strikeouts Thrown
666
In this matchup
7.000
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.870
Jay Howell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.351
In this matchup
0.250
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Jay Howell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.286
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Jay Howell Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312

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
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Jay Howell Career Sacrifice Hits
36
In this matchup
2
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
127
Jay Howell Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
350
Jay Howell Career Double Plays Enabled
49

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0