Jayson Werth vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis
Jayson Werth has absolutely raked against Penny. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Werth. Werth's production against Penny has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.194, 46% above the career mark of 0.816, with a batting average of 0.375, 40% above their career average and above Penny's career opposing average of 0.274. Despite striking out once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.4 PA, Werth is still posting above-career production against Penny. Edge: Werth.
How Jayson Werth put the ball into play against Brad Penny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to Jayson Werth
Matchup Details for Jayson Werth and Brad Penny
Stats that describe the matchup between Jayson Werth and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Jayson Werth Career Plate Appearances
6366
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
0.375
Jayson Werth Career Batting Average
0.267
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.125
Jayson Werth Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.333
Jayson Werth Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.156
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Jayson Werth Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
0.500
Jayson Werth Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Jayson Werth Career Hit By Pitch
64
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
2
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0
Jayson Werth Career Intentional Walks
32
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
3
Jayson Werth Career Strikeouts
1450
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
3.000
Jayson Werth Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.390
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
0.333
Jayson Werth Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Jayson Werth Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Brad Penny Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Jayson Werth Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
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0
Jayson Werth Career Sacrifice Flies
50
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Jayson Werth Career Ground into Double Play
99
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0