Josh Willingham vs. Wei-Yin Chen — Matchup Analysis
Wei-Yin Chen has completely neutralized Willingham in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Chen. Willingham's numbers against Chen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 51% below the career mark of 0.823, with a batting average of just 0.200, 21% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.264. Even with Willingham striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Chen. Edge: Chen.
How Josh Willingham put the ball into play against Wei-Yin Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Wei-Yin Chen to Josh Willingham
Matchup Details for Josh Willingham and Wei-Yin Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Willingham and Wei-Yin Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances
4615
Wei-Yin Chen Career Batters Faced
4485
In this matchup
5
Josh Willingham Career At Bats
3912
Wei-Yin Chen Career At Bats Pitched
4123
In this matchup
0.200
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average
0.253
Wei-Yin Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs
195
Wei-Yin Chen Career Home Runs Allowed
156
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
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Wei-Yin Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.038
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.197
Wei-Yin Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.143
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
Wei-Yin Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.184
In this matchup
0.250
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Wei-Yin Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Hit By Pitch
112
Wei-Yin Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Intentional Walks
22
Wei-Yin Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
12
In this matchup
1
Josh Willingham Career Strikeouts
1036
Wei-Yin Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
846
In this matchup
5.000
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
Wei-Yin Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.301
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Wei-Yin Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.320
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Josh Willingham Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Wei-Yin Chen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Wei-Yin Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
27
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Wei-Yin Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Ground into Double Play
87
Wei-Yin Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
81
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0