Chris Young vs. Saul Rivera — Matchup Analysis
Saul Rivera has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Rivera. Young's numbers against Rivera 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 Rivera's career opposing average of 0.274. 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 Rivera. Edge: Rivera.
How Chris Young put the ball into play against Saul Rivera
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Saul Rivera to Chris Young
Matchup Details for Chris Young and Saul Rivera
Stats that describe the matchup between Chris Young and Saul Rivera including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances
5316
Saul Rivera Career Batters Faced
1247
In this matchup
0.200
Chris Young Career Batting Average
0.236
Saul Rivera 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
Saul Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.172
Saul Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.057
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
Saul Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.089
In this matchup
0.250
Chris Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Saul Rivera Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Hit By Pitch
37
Saul Rivera Career Batters Hit By Pitch
11
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Intentional Walks
16
Saul Rivera Career Intentional Walks Allowed
16
In this matchup
1
Chris Young Career Strikeouts
1192
Saul Rivera Career Strikeouts Thrown
192
In this matchup
5.000
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.460
Saul Rivera Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.495
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Saul Rivera Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Chris Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
Saul Rivera Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.351
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
Saul Rivera Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Saul Rivera Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Ground into Double Play
60
Saul Rivera Career Double Plays Enabled
28
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0