Joel Youngblood vs. Orel Hershiser — Matchup Analysis
Orel Hershiser has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.267, 1% above their career average and above Hershiser's career opposing average of 0.249, Youngblood's OPS of 0.533 is 26% below the career mark of 0.722. Even with Youngblood striking out less often than usual, once every 15 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Hershiser. Edge: Hershiser.
How Joel Youngblood put the ball into play against Orel Hershiser
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Orel Hershiser to Joel Youngblood
Matchup Details for Joel Youngblood and Orel Hershiser
Stats that describe the matchup between Joel Youngblood and Orel Hershiser including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Joel Youngblood Career Plate Appearances
4078
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced
13150
In this matchup
15
Joel Youngblood Career At Bats
3659
Orel Hershiser Career At Bats Pitched
11829
In this matchup
0.267
Joel Youngblood Career Batting Average
0.265
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Joel Youngblood Career Home Runs
80
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed
235
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
Joel Youngblood Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Joel Youngblood Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.083
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.080
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joel Youngblood Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.136
Orel Hershiser Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.286
Joel Youngblood Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Orel Hershiser Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
In this matchup
0
Joel Youngblood Career Hit By Pitch
36
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Hit By Pitch
117
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Joel Youngblood Career Intentional Walks
30
Orel Hershiser Career Intentional Walks Allowed
108
In this matchup
1
Joel Youngblood Career Strikeouts
589
Orel Hershiser Career Strikeouts Thrown
2014
In this matchup
15.000
Joel Youngblood Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.920
Orel Hershiser Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.529
In this matchup
0.000
Joel Youngblood Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Orel Hershiser Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.267
Joel Youngblood Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.326
Orel Hershiser Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
0
Joel Youngblood Career Sacrifice Hits
18
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Hits
124
In this matchup
0
Joel Youngblood Career Sacrifice Flies
33
Orel Hershiser Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
0
Joel Youngblood Career Ground into Double Play
80
Orel Hershiser Career Double Plays Enabled
314
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0