Mike Sweeney vs. Paul Byrd — Matchup Analysis

Paul Byrd has kept Sweeney in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.806 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 5% below where Sweeney typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Byrd has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Sweeney down once every 6.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 9.5 PA. Slight edge: Byrd. Context matters here.

How Mike Sweeney put the ball into play against Paul Byrd

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Paul Byrd to Mike Sweeney

Matchup Details for Mike Sweeney and Paul Byrd

Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Sweeney and Paul Byrd including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Mike Sweeney Career Plate Appearances
5848
Paul Byrd Career Batters Faced
7266
In this matchup
18
Mike Sweeney Career At Bats
5188
Paul Byrd Career At Bats Pitched
6707
In this matchup
0.222
Mike Sweeney Career Batting Average
0.297
Paul Byrd Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
4
Mike Sweeney Career Hits
1540
Paul Byrd Career Hits Allowed
1857
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Singles
995
In this matchup
3
Mike Sweeney Career Doubles
325
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Triples
5
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs
215
Paul Byrd Career Home Runs Allowed
247

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
4
Mike Sweeney Career Extra Base Hits
545
In this matchup
0.056
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
Paul Byrd Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.037
In this matchup
0.250
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
Paul Byrd Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.333
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.351
Paul Byrd Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.268
In this matchup
10
Mike Sweeney Total Bases
2520
In this matchup
5
Mike Sweeney Career Times on Base
2136
In this matchup
0.250
Mike Sweeney Career On Base Percentage
0.366
In this matchup
0.556
Mike Sweeney Career Slugging Percentage
0.486
In this matchup
0.806
Mike Sweeney Career OPS
0.851
In this matchup
0.333
Mike Sweeney Career Isolated Power
0.189
In this matchup
0.251
Mike Sweeney Career Gross Production Average
0.286
In this matchup
0.200
Mike Sweeney Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Paul Byrd Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
6
Mike Sweeney Career RBIs
909
In this matchup
2.632
Mike Sweeney Career Runs Created
922.420
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Hit By Pitch
74
Paul Byrd Career Batters Hit By Pitch
62

Outs

In this matchup
11
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Walks
522
Paul Byrd Career Walks Allowed
401
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Intentional Walks
61
Paul Byrd Career Intentional Walks Allowed
23
In this matchup
3
Mike Sweeney Career Strikeouts
613
Paul Byrd Career Strikeouts Thrown
923
In this matchup
6.667
Mike Sweeney Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.540
Paul Byrd Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.872
In this matchup
0.333
Mike Sweeney Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.850
Paul Byrd Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.250
Mike Sweeney Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Paul Byrd Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Paul Byrd Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Sacrifice Flies
59
Paul Byrd Career Sacrifice Flies
57
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Ground into Double Play
142
Paul Byrd Career Double Plays Enabled
124

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0