Chris Young vs. Ian Kennedy — Matchup Analysis
Chris Young has absolutely raked against Kennedy. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Young. Young's production against Kennedy has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.262, 70% above the career mark of 0.743, with a batting average of 0.333, 41% above their career average and above Kennedy's career opposing average of 0.249. Despite striking out once every 3.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.5 PA, Young is still posting above-career production against Kennedy. Edge: Young.
How Chris Young put the ball into play against Ian Kennedy
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ian Kennedy to Chris Young
Matchup Details for Chris Young and Ian Kennedy
Stats that describe the matchup between Chris Young and Ian Kennedy including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances
5316
Ian Kennedy Career Batters Faced
8100
In this matchup
0.333
Chris Young Career Batting Average
0.236
Ian Kennedy Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.167
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
Ian Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.039
In this matchup
0.500
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.172
Ian Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.155
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
Ian Kennedy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.158
In this matchup
0.333
Chris Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Ian Kennedy Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Hit By Pitch
37
Ian Kennedy Career Batters Hit By Pitch
84
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Intentional Walks
16
Ian Kennedy Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
2
Chris Young Career Strikeouts
1192
Ian Kennedy Career Strikeouts Thrown
1775
In this matchup
3.500
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.460
Ian Kennedy Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.563
In this matchup
0.500
Chris Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Ian Kennedy Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Chris Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Ian Kennedy Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Ian Kennedy Career Sacrifice Hits
70
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Ian Kennedy Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Ground into Double Play
60
Ian Kennedy Career Double Plays Enabled
106
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0