John Shelby vs. Ken Howell — Matchup Analysis
Ken Howell has completely neutralized Shelby in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Howell. Shelby's numbers against Howell tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 38% below the career mark of 0.645, with a batting average of just 0.200, 16% below their career average and below Howell's career opposing average of 0.237. Howell has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Shelby down once every 2.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5 PA. Edge: Howell.
How John Shelby put the ball into play against Ken Howell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ken Howell to John Shelby
Matchup Details for John Shelby and Ken Howell
Stats that describe the matchup between John Shelby and Ken Howell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances
3326
Ken Howell Career Batters Faced
2588
In this matchup
0.200
John Shelby Career Batting Average
0.239
Ken Howell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.095
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.104
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.084
In this matchup
0.333
John Shelby Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Ken Howell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Hit By Pitch
4
Ken Howell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Intentional Walks
15
Ken Howell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
In this matchup
2
John Shelby Career Strikeouts
671
Ken Howell Career Strikeouts Thrown
549
In this matchup
2.500
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.960
Ken Howell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.714
In this matchup
0.000
John Shelby Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
Ken Howell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
John Shelby Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.281
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
John Shelby Career Sacrifice Hits
32
Ken Howell Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Sacrifice Flies
18
Ken Howell Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Ground into Double Play
51
Ken Howell Career Double Plays Enabled
40
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0