Kevin Youkilis vs. James Shields — Matchup Analysis
James Shields has completely neutralized Youkilis in this matchup. Youkilis's numbers against Shields tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.432, 50% below the career mark of 0.861, with a batting average of just 0.143, 49% below their career average and below Shields's career opposing average of 0.257. Shields has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Youkilis down once every 4.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.4 PA, and Youkilis has yet to take Shields deep. Edge: Shields.
How Kevin Youkilis put the ball into play against James Shields
Balls and Strikes Thrown by James Shields to Kevin Youkilis
Matchup Details for Kevin Youkilis and James Shields
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Youkilis and James Shields including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
49
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances
4436
James Shields Career Batters Faced
10993
In this matchup
42
Kevin Youkilis Career At Bats
3749
James Shields Career At Bats Pitched
10052
In this matchup
0.143
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average
0.281
James Shields Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs
150
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed
361
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
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.140
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.181
James Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.162
In this matchup
0.194
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
James Shields Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
3
Kevin Youkilis Career Hit By Pitch
104
James Shields Career Batters Hit By Pitch
97
Outs
In this matchup
24
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Intentional Walks
22
James Shields Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
11
Kevin Youkilis Career Strikeouts
828
James Shields Career Strikeouts Thrown
2234
In this matchup
4.455
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.360
James Shields Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.921
In this matchup
0.364
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
James Shields Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.204
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.364
James Shields Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
James Shields Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Sacrifice Flies
44
James Shields Career Sacrifice Flies
45
In this matchup
3
Kevin Youkilis Career Ground into Double Play
74
James Shields Career Double Plays Enabled
211
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0