Juan Samuel vs. Jay Howell — Matchup Analysis
Jay Howell has completely neutralized Samuel in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Howell. Samuel's numbers against Howell tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 46% below the career mark of 0.735, with a batting average of just 0.200, 23% below their career average and below Howell's career opposing average of 0.246. Howell has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Samuel down once every 2.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.6 PA. Edge: Howell.
How Juan Samuel put the ball into play against Jay Howell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jay Howell to Juan Samuel
Matchup Details for Juan Samuel and Jay Howell
Stats that describe the matchup between Juan Samuel and Jay Howell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Juan Samuel Career Plate Appearances
6664
Jay Howell Career Batters Faced
3564
In this matchup
0.200
Juan Samuel Career Batting Average
0.260
Jay Howell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
Juan Samuel Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Samuel Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.102
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.073
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Samuel Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.112
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.086
In this matchup
0.333
Juan Samuel Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Jay Howell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Hit By Pitch
74
Jay Howell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Intentional Walks
38
Jay Howell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
2
Juan Samuel Career Strikeouts
1442
Jay Howell Career Strikeouts Thrown
666
In this matchup
2.500
Juan Samuel Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.620
Jay Howell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.351
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Samuel Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Jay Howell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Juan Samuel Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
Juan Samuel Career Sacrifice Hits
27
Jay Howell Career Sacrifice Hits
36
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Sacrifice Flies
42
Jay Howell Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Ground into Double Play
81
Jay Howell Career Double Plays Enabled
49
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0