Kevin Youkilis vs. Scott Downs — Matchup Analysis
Scott Downs has completely neutralized Youkilis in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Downs. Youkilis's numbers against Downs tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.472, 45% below the career mark of 0.861, with a batting average of just 0.125, 56% below their career average and below Downs's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Youkilis striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Downs. Edge: Downs.
How Kevin Youkilis put the ball into play against Scott Downs
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Downs to Kevin Youkilis
Matchup Details for Kevin Youkilis and Scott Downs
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Youkilis and Scott Downs including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances
4436
Scott Downs Career Batters Faced
3213
In this matchup
0.125
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average
0.281
Scott Downs Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs
150
Scott Downs Career Home Runs Allowed
67
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
Scott Downs Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Scott Downs Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.092
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.181
Scott Downs Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.143
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Scott Downs Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Hit By Pitch
104
Scott Downs Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Intentional Walks
22
Scott Downs Career Intentional Walks Allowed
34
In this matchup
1
Kevin Youkilis Career Strikeouts
828
Scott Downs Career Strikeouts Thrown
575
In this matchup
9.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.360
Scott Downs Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.588
In this matchup
1.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
Scott Downs Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.364
Scott Downs Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.324
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
Scott Downs Career Sacrifice Hits
20
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Sacrifice Flies
44
Scott Downs Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Ground into Double Play
74
Scott Downs Career Double Plays Enabled
80
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0