Chris Young vs. Clayton Kershaw — Matchup Analysis
Clayton Kershaw has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.241, 2% above their career average and above Kershaw's career opposing average of 0.211, Young's OPS of 0.670 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.743. Even with Young striking out less often than usual, once every 7.8 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Kershaw. Slight edge: Kershaw.
How Chris Young put the ball into play against Clayton Kershaw
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Clayton Kershaw to Chris Young
Matchup Details for Chris Young and Clayton Kershaw
Stats that describe the matchup between Chris Young and Clayton Kershaw including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
31
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances
5316
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced
11279
In this matchup
29
Chris Young Career At Bats
4710
Clayton Kershaw Career At Bats Pitched
10391
In this matchup
0.241
Chris Young Career Batting Average
0.236
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
1
Chris Young Career Home Runs
191
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed
235
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
0.034
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.143
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.172
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
Clayton Kershaw Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
0.250
Chris Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Clayton Kershaw Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Hit By Pitch
37
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Intentional Walks
16
Clayton Kershaw Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
4
Chris Young Career Strikeouts
1192
Clayton Kershaw Career Strikeouts Thrown
3052
In this matchup
7.750
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.460
Clayton Kershaw Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.696
In this matchup
0.500
Chris Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.230
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.290
Chris Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Clayton Kershaw Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260
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
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Hits
92
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Clayton Kershaw Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Ground into Double Play
60
Clayton Kershaw Career Double Plays Enabled
209
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0