Alex Verdugo vs. Kirby Yates — Matchup Analysis
Kirby Yates has completely neutralized Verdugo in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Yates. Verdugo's numbers against Yates tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.452, 38% below the career mark of 0.732, with a batting average of just 0.167, 38% below their career average and below Yates's career opposing average of 0.201. Even with Verdugo striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Yates. Edge: Yates.
How Alex Verdugo put the ball into play against Kirby Yates
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kirby Yates to Alex Verdugo
Matchup Details for Alex Verdugo and Kirby Yates
Stats that describe the matchup between Alex Verdugo and Kirby Yates including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Alex Verdugo Career Plate Appearances
3393
Kirby Yates Career Batters Faced
1883
In this matchup
0.167
Alex Verdugo Career Batting Average
0.270
Kirby Yates Career Opposing Batting Average
0.201
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
Alex Verdugo Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Kirby Yates Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.038
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Verdugo Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.084
Kirby Yates Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.190
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Verdugo Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.137
Kirby Yates Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.101
In this matchup
0.200
Alex Verdugo Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
Kirby Yates Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
In this matchup
0
Alex Verdugo Career Hit By Pitch
20
Kirby Yates Career Batters Hit By Pitch
29
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Alex Verdugo Career Intentional Walks
11
Kirby Yates Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
1
Alex Verdugo Career Strikeouts
511
Kirby Yates Career Strikeouts Thrown
623
In this matchup
7.000
Alex Verdugo Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.640
Kirby Yates Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.022
In this matchup
1.000
Alex Verdugo Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Kirby Yates Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.290
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Alex Verdugo Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Kirby Yates Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.279
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Alex Verdugo Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Kirby Yates Career Sacrifice Hits
3
In this matchup
0
Alex Verdugo Career Sacrifice Flies
33
Kirby Yates Career Sacrifice Flies
14
In this matchup
0
Alex Verdugo Career Ground into Double Play
68
Kirby Yates Career Double Plays Enabled
12
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0