Chris Young vs. Rich Harden — Matchup Analysis
Rich Harden has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Harden. Young's numbers against Harden tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 46% below the career mark of 0.743, with a batting average of just 0.200, 15% below their career average and below Harden's career opposing average of 0.228. Even with Young striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Harden. Edge: Harden.
How Chris Young put the ball into play against Rich Harden
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Harden to Chris Young
Matchup Details for Chris Young and Rich Harden
Stats that describe the matchup between Chris Young and Rich Harden including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances
5316
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced
3929
In this matchup
0.200
Chris Young Career Batting Average
0.236
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
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
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.172
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.134
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
0.250
Chris Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Hit By Pitch
37
Rich Harden Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Intentional Walks
16
Rich Harden Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
1
Chris Young Career Strikeouts
1192
Rich Harden Career Strikeouts Thrown
949
In this matchup
5.000
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.460
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.140
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Rich Harden Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Chris Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Rich Harden Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310
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
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Ground into Double Play
60
Rich Harden Career Double Plays Enabled
69
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0