Mike Sweeney vs. Rich Harden — Matchup Analysis
Mike Sweeney has absolutely raked against Harden. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Sweeney. Sweeney's production against Harden has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.319, 55% above the career mark of 0.851, with a batting average of 0.375, 26% above their career average and above Harden's career opposing average of 0.228. Despite striking out once every 9 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 9.5 PA, Sweeney is still posting above-career production against Harden. Edge: Sweeney.
How Mike Sweeney put the ball into play against Rich Harden
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Harden to Mike Sweeney
Matchup Details for Mike Sweeney and Rich Harden
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Sweeney and Rich Harden including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Mike Sweeney Career Plate Appearances
5848
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced
3929
In this matchup
0.375
Mike Sweeney Career Batting Average
0.297
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs
215
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed
105
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
0.125
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.333
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.134
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Mike Sweeney Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.351
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.333
Mike Sweeney Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Hit By Pitch
74
Rich Harden Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Intentional Walks
61
Rich Harden Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
1
Mike Sweeney Career Strikeouts
613
Rich Harden Career Strikeouts Thrown
949
In this matchup
9.000
Mike Sweeney Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.540
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.140
In this matchup
1.000
Mike Sweeney Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.850
Rich Harden Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Mike Sweeney Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.363
Rich Harden Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Mike Sweeney Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Sacrifice Flies
59
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Mike Sweeney Career Ground into Double Play
142
Rich Harden Career Double Plays Enabled
69
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0