Kevin Young vs. Steve Kline — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Young is hitting 0.286 here, 11% above their career average, while Kline's career opposing average is 0.253. Young also posted an OPS of 0.730, close to the career mark of 0.762. Kline has had the edge in strikeouts, with Young going down once every 4.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Kevin Young put the ball into play against Steve Kline
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Kline to Kevin Young
Matchup Details for Kevin Young and Steve Kline
Stats that describe the matchup between Kevin Young and Steve Kline including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Kevin Young Career Plate Appearances
4351
Steve Kline Career Batters Faced
2940
In this matchup
0.286
Kevin Young Career Batting Average
0.258
Steve Kline Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
Steve Kline Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
Steve Kline Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.092
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kevin Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.163
Steve Kline Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.122
In this matchup
0.400
Kevin Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Steve Kline Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Hit By Pitch
62
Steve Kline Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Intentional Walks
18
Steve Kline Career Intentional Walks Allowed
48
In this matchup
2
Kevin Young Career Strikeouts
882
Steve Kline Career Strikeouts Thrown
493
In this matchup
4.500
Kevin Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.930
Steve Kline Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.963
In this matchup
1.000
Kevin Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Steve Kline Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Kevin Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.313
Steve Kline Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.337
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
Steve Kline Career Sacrifice Hits
33
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Sacrifice Flies
47
Steve Kline Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Kevin Young Career Ground into Double Play
105
Steve Kline Career Double Plays Enabled
82
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0