Nelson Santovenia vs. Ken Howell — Matchup Analysis
Ken Howell has completely neutralized Santovenia in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Howell. Santovenia's numbers against Howell tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.452, 30% below the career mark of 0.645, with a batting average of just 0.167, 28% below their career average and below Howell's career opposing average of 0.237. Even with Santovenia striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Howell. Edge: Howell.
How Nelson Santovenia put the ball into play against Ken Howell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ken Howell to Nelson Santovenia
Matchup Details for Nelson Santovenia and Ken Howell
Stats that describe the matchup between Nelson Santovenia and Ken Howell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Nelson Santovenia Career Plate Appearances
972
Ken Howell Career Batters Faced
2588
In this matchup
0.167
Nelson Santovenia Career Batting Average
0.233
Ken Howell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
0
Nelson Santovenia Career Home Runs
22
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed
46
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
Nelson Santovenia Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Santovenia Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Santovenia Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.133
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.084
In this matchup
0.170
Nelson Santovenia Career Gross Production Average
0.217
In this matchup
0.200
Nelson Santovenia Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.258
Ken Howell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Nelson Santovenia Career Hit By Pitch
6
Ken Howell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Nelson Santovenia Career Intentional Walks
7
Ken Howell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
In this matchup
1
Nelson Santovenia Career Strikeouts
165
Ken Howell Career Strikeouts Thrown
549
In this matchup
7.000
Nelson Santovenia Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.890
Ken Howell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.714
In this matchup
1.000
Nelson Santovenia Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
Ken Howell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Nelson Santovenia Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.280
Ken Howell Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
Nelson Santovenia Career Sacrifice Hits
6
Ken Howell Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
0
Nelson Santovenia Career Sacrifice Flies
17
Ken Howell Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Nelson Santovenia Career Ground into Double Play
25
Ken Howell Career Double Plays Enabled
40
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0