Michael Young vs. Todd Ritchie — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Young is hitting 0.333 here, 11% above their career average, while Ritchie's career opposing average is 0.281. Young also posted an OPS of 0.762, close to the career mark of 0.787. Ritchie has had the edge in strikeouts, with Young going down once every 3.5 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 Todd Ritchie
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Todd Ritchie to Michael Young
Matchup Details for Michael Young and Todd Ritchie
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Young and Todd Ritchie including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances
8612
Todd Ritchie Career Batters Faced
3647
In this matchup
0.333
Michael Young Career Batting Average
0.300
Todd Ritchie Career Opposing Batting Average
0.281
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Home Runs
185
Todd Ritchie Career Home Runs Allowed
104
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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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
Todd Ritchie Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Todd Ritchie Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.112
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Todd Ritchie Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.202
In this matchup
0.500
Michael Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Todd Ritchie Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Hit By Pitch
22
Todd Ritchie Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Intentional Walks
28
Todd Ritchie Career Intentional Walks Allowed
13
In this matchup
2
Michael Young Career Strikeouts
1235
Todd Ritchie Career Strikeouts Thrown
516
In this matchup
3.500
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.970
Todd Ritchie Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.068
In this matchup
0.500
Michael Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Todd Ritchie Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Michael Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Todd Ritchie Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.330
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Todd Ritchie Career Sacrifice Hits
28
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Flies
72
Todd Ritchie Career Sacrifice Flies
22
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Ground into Double Play
236
Todd Ritchie Career Double Plays Enabled
79
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0