Robby Thompson vs. Ken Howell — Matchup Analysis
Ken Howell has had the better of this matchup. Thompson is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 22% below their career average and below Howell's career opposing average of 0.237. Thompson also posted an OPS of 0.629, modestly below the career mark of 0.733. Even with Thompson striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Howell. Slight edge: Howell.
How Robby Thompson put the ball into play against Ken Howell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ken Howell to Robby Thompson
Matchup Details for Robby Thompson and Ken Howell
Stats that describe the matchup between Robby Thompson and Ken Howell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Robby Thompson Career Plate Appearances
5235
Ken Howell Career Batters Faced
2588
In this matchup
0.200
Robby Thompson Career Batting Average
0.257
Ken Howell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
0
Robby Thompson Career Home Runs
119
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
Robby Thompson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Robby Thompson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.100
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Robby Thompson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.121
Ken Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.084
In this matchup
0.222
Robby Thompson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Ken Howell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
2
Robby Thompson Career Hit By Pitch
66
Ken Howell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Robby Thompson Career Intentional Walks
8
Ken Howell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
In this matchup
1
Robby Thompson Career Strikeouts
987
Ken Howell Career Strikeouts Thrown
549
In this matchup
14.000
Robby Thompson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.300
Ken Howell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.714
In this matchup
2.000
Robby Thompson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Ken Howell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Robby Thompson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Robby Thompson Career Sacrifice Hits
99
Ken Howell Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
0
Robby Thompson Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Ken Howell Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
1
Robby Thompson Career Ground into Double Play
72
Ken Howell Career Double Plays Enabled
40
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0