Michael Young vs. John Lackey — Matchup Analysis
Michael Young has held their own against Lackey. Young is hitting 0.355 in this matchup, 18% above their career average and above Lackey's career opposing average of 0.262. Young also posted an OPS of 0.901, modestly above the career mark of 0.787. Young has made good contact, striking out once every 9.2 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 7 PA. Slight edge: Young.
How Michael Young put the ball into play against John Lackey
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Lackey to Michael Young
Matchup Details for Michael Young and John Lackey
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Young and John Lackey including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
101
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances
8612
John Lackey Career Batters Faced
12030
In this matchup
0.355
Michael Young Career Batting Average
0.300
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
2
Michael Young Career Home Runs
185
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed
319
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
0.022
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.061
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.111
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.182
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.139
In this matchup
0.383
Michael Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Hit By Pitch
22
John Lackey Career Batters Hit By Pitch
133
Outs
In this matchup
49
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Intentional Walks
28
John Lackey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
11
Michael Young Career Strikeouts
1235
John Lackey Career Strikeouts Thrown
2294
In this matchup
9.182
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.970
John Lackey Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.244
In this matchup
0.636
Michael Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
John Lackey Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.396
Michael Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
John Lackey 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
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Hits
25
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Hits
72
In this matchup
1
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Flies
72
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Flies
72
In this matchup
4
Michael Young Career Ground into Double Play
236
John Lackey Career Double Plays Enabled
259
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0