Michael Young vs. Joe Mays — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Young is hitting 0.250 here, 17% below their career average, while Mays's career opposing average is 0.286. Young also posted an OPS of 0.833, close to the career mark of 0.787. Mays has had the edge in strikeouts, with Young going down once every 6.5 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 Joe Mays
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Mays to Michael Young
Matchup Details for Michael Young and Joe Mays
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Young and Joe Mays including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances
8612
Joe Mays Career Batters Faced
4360
In this matchup
0.250
Michael Young Career Batting Average
0.300
Joe Mays Career Opposing Batting Average
0.286
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
0.083
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Joe Mays Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.035
In this matchup
0.333
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Joe Mays Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.122
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Joe Mays Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
In this matchup
0.222
Michael Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Joe Mays Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.300
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Hit By Pitch
22
Joe Mays Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Intentional Walks
28
Joe Mays Career Intentional Walks Allowed
10
In this matchup
2
Michael Young Career Strikeouts
1235
Joe Mays Career Strikeouts Thrown
512
In this matchup
6.500
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.970
Joe Mays Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.516
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Joe Mays Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.231
Michael Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Joe Mays 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
1
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Joe Mays Career Sacrifice Hits
30
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Flies
72
Joe Mays Career Sacrifice Flies
29
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Ground into Double Play
236
Joe Mays Career Double Plays Enabled
104
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0