Michael Young vs. Russ Ortiz — Matchup Analysis
Russ Ortiz has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.273, 9% below their career average and above Ortiz's career opposing average of 0.258, Young's OPS of 0.697 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.787. Young has yet to take Ortiz deep across 12 plate appearances. Slight edge: Ortiz.
How Michael Young put the ball into play against Russ Ortiz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Russ Ortiz to Michael Young
Matchup Details for Michael Young and Russ Ortiz
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Young and Russ Ortiz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances
8612
Russ Ortiz Career Batters Faced
7316
In this matchup
0.273
Michael Young Career Batting Average
0.300
Russ Ortiz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Home Runs
185
Russ Ortiz Career Home Runs Allowed
179
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
Russ Ortiz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Russ Ortiz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.111
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Russ Ortiz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.150
In this matchup
0.273
Michael Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Russ Ortiz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.293
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Hit By Pitch
22
Russ Ortiz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Intentional Walks
28
Russ Ortiz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Strikeouts
1235
Russ Ortiz Career Strikeouts Thrown
1192
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.970
Russ Ortiz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.138
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Russ Ortiz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.720
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Michael Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Russ Ortiz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.344
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
Russ Ortiz Career Sacrifice Hits
78
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Flies
72
Russ Ortiz Career Sacrifice Flies
55
In this matchup
1
Michael Young Career Ground into Double Play
236
Russ Ortiz Career Double Plays Enabled
138
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0