Kevin Youkilis vs. Clay Buchholz — Matchup Analysis
Clay Buchholz has completely neutralized Youkilis in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Buchholz. Youkilis's numbers against Buchholz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 54% below the career mark of 0.861, with a batting average of just 0.200, 29% below their career average and below Buchholz's career opposing average of 0.253. Buchholz has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Youkilis down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.4 PA. Edge: Buchholz.
How Kevin Youkilis put the ball into play against Clay Buchholz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clay Buchholz to Kevin Youkilis
Matchup Details for Kevin Youkilis and Clay Buchholz
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Youkilis and Clay Buchholz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances
4436
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced
5607
In this matchup
5
Kevin Youkilis Career At Bats
3749
Clay Buchholz Career At Bats Pitched
5034
In this matchup
0.200
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average
0.281
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs
150
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed
139
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
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.181
Clay Buchholz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.250
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Clay Buchholz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Hit By Pitch
104
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
49
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Intentional Walks
22
Clay Buchholz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
1
Kevin Youkilis Career Strikeouts
828
Clay Buchholz Career Strikeouts Thrown
1024
In this matchup
5.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.360
Clay Buchholz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.476
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
Clay Buchholz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.364
Clay Buchholz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
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
Kevin Youkilis Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Sacrifice Flies
44
Clay Buchholz Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Ground into Double Play
74
Clay Buchholz Career Double Plays Enabled
147
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0