Matt Wieters vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Chen has completely neutralized Wieters in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Chen. Wieters's numbers against Chen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.347, 52% below the career mark of 0.722, with a batting average of just 0.125, 50% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.266. Even with Wieters striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Chen. Edge: Chen.
How Matt Wieters put the ball into play against Bruce Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Matt Wieters
Matchup Details for Matt Wieters and Bruce Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Wieters and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Matt Wieters Career Plate Appearances
4428
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
0.125
Matt Wieters Career Batting Average
0.249
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Wieters Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Wieters Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.147
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Wieters Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.172
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.143
Matt Wieters Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Matt Wieters Career Hit By Pitch
21
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Matt Wieters Career Intentional Walks
29
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
1
Matt Wieters Career Strikeouts
847
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
9.000
Matt Wieters Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.230
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
1.000
Matt Wieters Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Matt Wieters Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.315
Bruce Chen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Matt Wieters Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Matt Wieters Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
0
Matt Wieters Career Ground into Double Play
102
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0