Michael Young vs. Scot Shields — Matchup Analysis
Scot Shields has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. Young's numbers against Shields tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.508, 35% below the career mark of 0.787, with a batting average of just 0.212, 29% below their career average and below Shields's career opposing average of 0.228. Even with Young striking out less often than usual, once every 11.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Shields. Edge: Shields.
How Michael Young put the ball into play against Scot Shields
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Scot Shields to Michael Young
Matchup Details for Michael Young and Scot Shields
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Young and Scot Shields including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
34
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances
8612
Scot Shields Career Batters Faced
2916
In this matchup
0.212
Michael Young Career Batting Average
0.300
Scot Shields Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Home Runs
185
Scot Shields Career Home Runs Allowed
55
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
Scot Shields Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Scot Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.093
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Scot Shields Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.087
In this matchup
0.233
Michael Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Scot Shields Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Hit By Pitch
22
Scot Shields Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Intentional Walks
28
Scot Shields Career Intentional Walks Allowed
21
In this matchup
3
Michael Young Career Strikeouts
1235
Scot Shields Career Strikeouts Thrown
631
In this matchup
11.333
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.970
Scot Shields Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.621
In this matchup
0.333
Michael Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Scot Shields Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.235
Michael Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Scot Shields Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Scot Shields Career Sacrifice Hits
17
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Flies
72
Scot Shields Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
1
Michael Young Career Ground into Double Play
236
Scot Shields Career Double Plays Enabled
66
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0