Kevin Youkilis vs. Matt Garza — Matchup Analysis
Matt Garza has dominated this matchup. Youkilis is hitting just 0.206 in this matchup, 27% below their career average and below Garza's career opposing average of 0.256. Youkilis also posted an OPS of 0.766, well below the career mark of 0.861. Garza 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: Garza.
How Kevin Youkilis put the ball into play against Matt Garza
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Garza to Kevin Youkilis
Matchup Details for Kevin Youkilis and Matt Garza
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Youkilis and Matt Garza including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
40
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances
4436
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced
7313
In this matchup
0.206
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average
0.281
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
1
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs
150
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed
198
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
0.029
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.143
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.125
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.181
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.240
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
1
Kevin Youkilis Career Hit By Pitch
104
Matt Garza Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Intentional Walks
22
Matt Garza Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
8
Kevin Youkilis Career Strikeouts
828
Matt Garza Career Strikeouts Thrown
1380
In this matchup
5.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.360
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.299
In this matchup
0.625
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
Matt Garza Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.364
Matt Garza Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Sacrifice Flies
44
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Flies
49
In this matchup
1
Kevin Youkilis Career Ground into Double Play
74
Matt Garza Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0