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
0.280
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Batting Average
0.276
Jay Howell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
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
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
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
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