Dickie Thon vs. Jay Howell — Matchup Analysis
Jay Howell has completely neutralized Thon in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Howell. Thon's numbers against Howell tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.444, 36% below the career mark of 0.691, with a batting average of just 0.222, 16% below their career average and below Howell's career opposing average of 0.246. Even with Thon striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Howell. Edge: Howell.
How Dickie Thon put the ball into play against Jay Howell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jay Howell to Dickie Thon
Matchup Details for Dickie Thon and Jay Howell
Stats that describe the matchup between Dickie Thon and Jay Howell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Dickie Thon Career Plate Appearances
4871
Jay Howell Career Batters Faced
3564
In this matchup
0.222
Dickie Thon Career Batting Average
0.264
Jay Howell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.016
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.073
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.108
Jay Howell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.086
In this matchup
0.250
Dickie Thon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Jay Howell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Hit By Pitch
9
Jay Howell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Intentional Walks
51
Jay Howell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
1
Dickie Thon Career Strikeouts
658
Jay Howell Career Strikeouts Thrown
666
In this matchup
9.000
Dickie Thon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.400
Jay Howell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.351
In this matchup
0.000
Dickie Thon Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Jay Howell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Dickie Thon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Jay Howell Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Dickie Thon Career Sacrifice Hits
30
Jay Howell Career Sacrifice Hits
36
In this matchup
0
Dickie Thon Career Sacrifice Flies
35
Jay Howell Career Sacrifice Flies
34
In this matchup
1
Dickie Thon Career Ground into Double Play
77
Jay Howell Career Double Plays Enabled
49
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0