Michael Young vs. Hideki Okajima — Matchup Analysis
Hideki Okajima has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Okajima. Young's numbers against Okajima tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.452, 43% below the career mark of 0.787, with a batting average of just 0.167, 44% below their career average and below Okajima's career opposing average of 0.241. Edge: Okajima.
How Michael Young put the ball into play against Hideki Okajima
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Hideki Okajima to Michael Young
Matchup Details for Michael Young and Hideki Okajima
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Young and Hideki Okajima including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances
8612
Hideki Okajima Career Batters Faced
1058
In this matchup
0.167
Michael Young Career Batting Average
0.300
Hideki Okajima Career Opposing Batting Average
0.241
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Home Runs
185
Hideki Okajima Career Home Runs Allowed
27
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
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Hideki Okajima Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Hideki Okajima Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Hideki Okajima Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.125
In this matchup
0.167
Michael Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Hideki Okajima Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Hit By Pitch
22
Hideki Okajima Career Batters Hit By Pitch
4
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Michael Young Career Intentional Walks
28
Hideki Okajima Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Strikeouts
1235
Hideki Okajima Career Strikeouts Thrown
216
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.970
Hideki Okajima Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.898
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Hideki Okajima Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Michael Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Hideki Okajima Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.311
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
Hideki Okajima Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Flies
72
Hideki Okajima Career Sacrifice Flies
6
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Ground into Double Play
236
Hideki Okajima Career Double Plays Enabled
14
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0