Kevin Young vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Chen has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. Young's numbers against Chen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.364, 52% below the career mark of 0.762, with a batting average of just 0.182, 30% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.266. Chen has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Young down once every 2.2 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.9 PA, and Young has yet to take Chen deep. Edge: Chen.
How Kevin Young put the ball into play against Bruce Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Kevin Young
Matchup Details for Kevin Young and Bruce Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Young and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Kevin Young Career Plate Appearances
4351
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
0.182
Kevin Young Career Batting Average
0.258
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
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
Kevin Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.163
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.333
Kevin Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Hit By Pitch
62
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Intentional Walks
18
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
5
Kevin Young Career Strikeouts
882
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
2.200
Kevin Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.930
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.182
Kevin Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.313
Bruce Chen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Kevin Young Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Ground into Double Play
105
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0