Eric Young Jr. vs. Masahiro Tanaka — Matchup Analysis
Masahiro Tanaka has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Tanaka. Young's numbers against Tanaka tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 22% below the career mark of 0.643, with a batting average of just 0.167, 32% below their career average and below Tanaka's career opposing average of 0.244. Even with Young striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Tanaka. Edge: Tanaka.
How Eric Young Jr. put the ball into play against Masahiro Tanaka
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Masahiro Tanaka to Eric Young Jr.
Matchup Details for Eric Young Jr. and Masahiro Tanaka
Stats that describe the matchup between Eric Young Jr. and Masahiro Tanaka including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Eric Young Jr. Career Plate Appearances
1926
Masahiro Tanaka Career Batters Faced
4299
In this matchup
6
Eric Young Jr. Career At Bats
1725
Masahiro Tanaka Career At Bats Pitched
4032
In this matchup
0.167
Eric Young Jr. Career Batting Average
0.245
Masahiro Tanaka Career Opposing Batting Average
0.244
In this matchup
0
Eric Young Jr. Career Home Runs
13
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed
159
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
Eric Young Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.008
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.039
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Young Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.031
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.162
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Young Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.037
Masahiro Tanaka Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.160
In this matchup
0.200
Eric Young Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Masahiro Tanaka Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Eric Young Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
23
Masahiro Tanaka Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Eric Young Jr. Career Intentional Walks
3
Masahiro Tanaka Career Intentional Walks Allowed
1
In this matchup
1
Eric Young Jr. Career Strikeouts
350
Masahiro Tanaka Career Strikeouts Thrown
991
In this matchup
7.000
Eric Young Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.500
Masahiro Tanaka Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.338
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Young Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Masahiro Tanaka Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.210
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Eric Young Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.297
Masahiro Tanaka Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.277
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
1
Eric Young Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Masahiro Tanaka Career Sacrifice Hits
11
In this matchup
0
Eric Young Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
5
Masahiro Tanaka Career Sacrifice Flies
22
In this matchup
0
Eric Young Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
18
Masahiro Tanaka Career Double Plays Enabled
72
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0