Matt Williams vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Chen has kept Williams in check relative to their career standard. 0.300 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.700 sits 13% below where Williams typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Williams striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Chen. Slight edge: Chen. Context matters here.
How Matt Williams put the ball into play against Bruce Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Matt Williams
Matchup Details for Matt Williams and Bruce Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Williams and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Matt Williams Career Plate Appearances
7595
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
0.300
Matt Williams Career Batting Average
0.268
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
In this matchup
0
Matt Williams Career Home Runs
378
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed
257
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
Matt Williams Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Williams Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.201
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Williams Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.277
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.333
Matt Williams Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Matt Williams Career Hit By Pitch
55
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Matt Williams Career Intentional Walks
86
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
1
Matt Williams Career Strikeouts
1363
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
10.000
Matt Williams Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.570
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Williams Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.340
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Matt Williams Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
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 Williams Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Matt Williams Career Sacrifice Flies
62
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
0
Matt Williams Career Ground into Double Play
182
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0