Kevin Young vs. Sterling Hitchcock — Matchup Analysis
Sterling Hitchcock has kept Young in check relative to their career standard. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.690 sits 9% 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 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Hitchcock. Slight edge: Hitchcock. Context matters here.
How Kevin Young put the ball into play against Sterling Hitchcock
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sterling Hitchcock to Kevin Young
Matchup Details for Kevin Young and Sterling Hitchcock
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Young and Sterling Hitchcock including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
15
Kevin Young Career Plate Appearances
4351
Sterling Hitchcock Career Batters Faced
5635
In this matchup
14
Kevin Young Career At Bats
3897
Sterling Hitchcock Career At Bats Pitched
5031
In this matchup
0.286
Kevin Young Career Batting Average
0.258
Sterling Hitchcock Career Opposing Batting Average
0.273
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Home Runs
144
Sterling Hitchcock Career Home Runs Allowed
181
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
Sterling Hitchcock Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Sterling Hitchcock Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.132
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.163
Sterling Hitchcock Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.182
In this matchup
0.364
Kevin Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Sterling Hitchcock Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Hit By Pitch
62
Sterling Hitchcock Career Batters Hit By Pitch
42
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Intentional Walks
18
Sterling Hitchcock Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
3
Kevin Young Career Strikeouts
882
Sterling Hitchcock Career Strikeouts Thrown
997
In this matchup
5.000
Kevin Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.930
Sterling Hitchcock Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.652
In this matchup
0.333
Kevin Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Sterling Hitchcock Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.470
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Kevin Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.313
Sterling Hitchcock Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Sterling Hitchcock Career Sacrifice Hits
43
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Sterling Hitchcock Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
1
Kevin Young Career Ground into Double Play
105
Sterling Hitchcock Career Double Plays Enabled
93
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0