Jacob Young vs. Ben Lively — Matchup Analysis
Ben Lively has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Lively. Young's numbers against Lively tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.626, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Lively's career opposing average of 0.261. Lively has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Young down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Edge: Lively.
How Jacob Young put the ball into play against Ben Lively
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ben Lively to Jacob Young
Matchup Details for Jacob Young and Ben Lively
Stats that describe the matchup between Jacob Young and Ben Lively including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jacob Young Career Plate Appearances
1006
Ben Lively Career Batters Faced
1716
In this matchup
0.000
Jacob Young Career Batting Average
0.247
Ben Lively Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
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
Jacob Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Ben Lively Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Jacob Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.023
Ben Lively Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.165
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jacob Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.026
Ben Lively Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.219
In this matchup
0.000
Jacob Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
Ben Lively Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Jacob Young Career Hit By Pitch
16
Ben Lively Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Jacob Young Career Intentional Walks
0
Ben Lively Career Intentional Walks Allowed
2
In this matchup
1
Jacob Young Career Strikeouts
189
Ben Lively Career Strikeouts Thrown
306
In this matchup
5.000
Jacob Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.320
Ben Lively Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.608
In this matchup
0.000
Jacob Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.350
Ben Lively Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Jacob Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.287
Ben Lively Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Jacob Young Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Ben Lively Career Sacrifice Hits
2
In this matchup
0
Jacob Young Career Sacrifice Flies
3
Ben Lively Career Sacrifice Flies
5
In this matchup
0
Jacob Young Career Ground into Double Play
20
Ben Lively Career Double Plays Enabled
36
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0