Michael Young vs. Scott Baker — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Young is hitting 0.320 here, 7% above their career average, while Baker's career opposing average is 0.264. Young also posted an OPS of 0.826, close to the career mark of 0.787. Baker has had the edge in strikeouts, with Young going down once every 5.2 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7 PA. No clear edge.
How Michael Young put the ball into play against Scott Baker
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scott Baker to Michael Young
Matchup Details for Michael Young and Scott Baker
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Young and Scott Baker including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances
8612
Scott Baker Career Batters Faced
4438
In this matchup
0.320
Michael Young Career Batting Average
0.300
Scott Baker Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
1
Michael Young Career Home Runs
185
Scott Baker Career Home Runs Allowed
145
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
0.040
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Scott Baker Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.125
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Scott Baker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.200
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Scott Baker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.173
In this matchup
0.368
Michael Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Scott Baker Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Hit By Pitch
22
Scott Baker Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Intentional Walks
28
Scott Baker Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
5
Michael Young Career Strikeouts
1235
Scott Baker Career Strikeouts Thrown
839
In this matchup
5.200
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.970
Scott Baker Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.290
In this matchup
0.200
Michael Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Scott Baker Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.290
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.346
Michael Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Scott Baker Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.304
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
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Scott Baker Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Flies
72
Scott Baker Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Ground into Double Play
236
Scott Baker Career Double Plays Enabled
72
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0