Chris Young vs. Brad Penny — Matchup Analysis
Brad Penny has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. Young's numbers against Penny tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 46% below the career mark of 0.743, with a batting average of just 0.150, 36% below their career average and below Penny's career opposing average of 0.274. Even with Young striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Penny. Edge: Penny.
How Chris Young put the ball into play against Brad Penny
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brad Penny to Chris Young
Matchup Details for Chris Young and Brad Penny
Stats that describe the matchup between Chris Young and Brad Penny including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances
5316
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced
8218
In this matchup
0.150
Chris Young Career Batting Average
0.236
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
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
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.172
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
Brad Penny Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
0.176
Chris Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Brad Penny Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Hit By Pitch
37
Brad Penny Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Intentional Walks
16
Brad Penny Career Intentional Walks Allowed
38
In this matchup
3
Chris Young Career Strikeouts
1192
Brad Penny Career Strikeouts Thrown
1273
In this matchup
7.000
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.460
Brad Penny Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.456
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Brad Penny Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Chris Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Brad Penny Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
1
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Hits
17
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Brad Penny Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Ground into Double Play
60
Brad Penny Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0