Kevin Youkilis vs. Barry Zito — Matchup Analysis
Barry Zito has completely neutralized Youkilis in this matchup. Youkilis's numbers against Zito tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.508, 41% below the career mark of 0.861, with a batting average of just 0.200, 29% below their career average and below Zito's career opposing average of 0.246. Even with Youkilis striking out less often than usual, once every 13 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Zito. Edge: Zito.
How Kevin Youkilis put the ball into play against Barry Zito
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Barry Zito to Kevin Youkilis
Matchup Details for Kevin Youkilis and Barry Zito
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Youkilis and Barry Zito including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances
4436
Barry Zito Career Batters Faced
11001
In this matchup
0.200
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average
0.281
Barry Zito Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs
150
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed
282
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
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.181
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.150
In this matchup
0.200
Kevin Youkilis Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
Barry Zito Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Hit By Pitch
104
Barry Zito Career Batters Hit By Pitch
97
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Kevin Youkilis Career Intentional Walks
22
Barry Zito Career Intentional Walks Allowed
52
In this matchup
1
Kevin Youkilis Career Strikeouts
828
Barry Zito Career Strikeouts Thrown
1885
In this matchup
13.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.360
Barry Zito Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.836
In this matchup
2.000
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.650
Barry Zito Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.308
Kevin Youkilis Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.364
Barry Zito Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318
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
Barry Zito Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
1
Kevin Youkilis Career Sacrifice Flies
44
Barry Zito Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
1
Kevin Youkilis Career Ground into Double Play
74
Barry Zito Career Double Plays Enabled
219
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0