Dmitri Young vs. Al Leiter — Matchup Analysis
Al Leiter has kept Young in check relative to their career standard. 0.320 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.730 sits 12% below where Young typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Young striking out less often than usual, once every 13.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Leiter. Slight edge: Leiter. Context matters here.
How Dmitri Young put the ball into play against Al Leiter
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Leiter to Dmitri Young
Matchup Details for Dmitri Young and Al Leiter
Stats that describe the matchup between Dmitri Young and Al Leiter including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
27
Dmitri Young Career Plate Appearances
5252
Al Leiter Career Batters Faced
10334
In this matchup
0.320
Dmitri Young Career Batting Average
0.292
Al Leiter Career Opposing Batting Average
0.242
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
Dmitri Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Al Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Dmitri Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.123
Al Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.092
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dmitri Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.196
Al Leiter Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.100
In this matchup
0.348
Dmitri Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.324
Al Leiter Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
2
Dmitri Young Career Hit By Pitch
45
Al Leiter Career Batters Hit By Pitch
117
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Dmitri Young Career Intentional Walks
66
Al Leiter Career Intentional Walks Allowed
53
In this matchup
2
Dmitri Young Career Strikeouts
871
Al Leiter Career Strikeouts Thrown
1974
In this matchup
13.500
Dmitri Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.030
Al Leiter Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.235
In this matchup
0.000
Dmitri Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Al Leiter Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.296
Dmitri Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.355
Al Leiter Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326
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
Dmitri Young Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Al Leiter Career Sacrifice Hits
109
In this matchup
0
Dmitri Young Career Sacrifice Flies
35
Al Leiter Career Sacrifice Flies
62
In this matchup
0
Dmitri Young Career Ground into Double Play
150
Al Leiter Career Double Plays Enabled
210
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0