Josh Willingham vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis
Brad Penny has dominated this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Penny. Willingham is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 1% below their career average and below Penny's career opposing average of 0.274. Willingham also posted an OPS of 0.583, well below the career mark of 0.823. Even with Willingham striking out less often than usual, once every 4.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Penny. Edge: Penny.
How Josh Willingham put the ball into play against Brad Penny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to Josh Willingham
Matchup Details for Josh Willingham and Brad Penny
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Willingham and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances
4615
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
0.250
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average
0.253
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs
195
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed
194
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
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.197
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Willingham Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.188
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
0.333
Josh Willingham Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Hit By Pitch
112
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Intentional Walks
22
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
2
Josh Willingham Career Strikeouts
1036
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
4.500
Josh Willingham Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.450
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
0.500
Josh Willingham Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Josh Willingham Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
Brad Penny 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
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Sacrifice Flies
36
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Josh Willingham Career Ground into Double Play
87
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0