Kevin Youkilis vs. Jair Jurrjens — Matchup Analysis
Jair Jurrjens has completely neutralized Youkilis in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Jurrjens. Youkilis's numbers against Jurrjens tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.452, 47% below the career mark of 0.861, with a batting average of just 0.167, 41% below their career average and below Jurrjens's career opposing average of 0.261. Jurrjens has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Youkilis down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.4 PA. Edge: Jurrjens.
How Kevin Youkilis put the ball into play against Jair Jurrjens
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jair Jurrjens to Kevin Youkilis
Matchup Details for Kevin Youkilis and Jair Jurrjens
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Youkilis and Jair Jurrjens including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances
4436
Jair Jurrjens Career Batters Faced
3254
In this matchup
6
Kevin Youkilis Career At Bats
3749
Jair Jurrjens Career At Bats Pitched
2914
In this matchup
0.167
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average
0.281
Jair Jurrjens Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs
150
Jair Jurrjens Career Home Runs Allowed
70
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
Jair Jurrjens Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Jair Jurrjens 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
Jair Jurrjens Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.250
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Jair Jurrjens Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Hit By Pitch
104
Jair Jurrjens Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Intentional Walks
22
Jair Jurrjens Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
2
Kevin Youkilis Career Strikeouts
828
Jair Jurrjens Career Strikeouts Thrown
514
In this matchup
3.500
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.360
Jair Jurrjens Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.331
In this matchup
0.500
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
Jair Jurrjens Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.364
Jair Jurrjens Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Jair Jurrjens Career Sacrifice Hits
43
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Sacrifice Flies
44
Jair Jurrjens Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Ground into Double Play
74
Jair Jurrjens Career Double Plays Enabled
61
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0