Michael Young vs. Cliff Politte — Matchup Analysis
Michael Young has absolutely raked against Politte. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Young. Young's production against Politte has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.333, 69% above the career mark of 0.787, with a batting average of 0.444, 48% above their career average and above Politte's career opposing average of 0.251. Young has made good contact too, striking out once every 9 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 7 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Young.
How Michael Young put the ball into play against Cliff Politte
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Cliff Politte to Michael Young
Matchup Details for Michael Young and Cliff Politte
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Young and Cliff Politte including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances
8612
Cliff Politte Career Batters Faced
1775
In this matchup
0.444
Michael Young Career Batting Average
0.300
Cliff Politte Career Opposing Batting Average
0.251
In this matchup
1
Michael Young Career Home Runs
185
Cliff Politte Career Home Runs Allowed
56
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
0.111
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Cliff Politte Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.036
In this matchup
0.250
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Cliff Politte Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.142
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Cliff Politte Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.164
In this matchup
0.429
Michael Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Cliff Politte Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Hit By Pitch
22
Cliff Politte Career Batters Hit By Pitch
11
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Intentional Walks
28
Cliff Politte Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
1
Michael Young Career Strikeouts
1235
Cliff Politte Career Strikeouts Thrown
342
In this matchup
9.000
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.970
Cliff Politte Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.190
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Cliff Politte Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.500
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Michael Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Cliff Politte Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Cliff Politte Career Sacrifice Hits
12
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Flies
72
Cliff Politte Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Ground into Double Play
236
Cliff Politte Career Double Plays Enabled
28
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0