Michael Young vs. Matt Thornton — Matchup Analysis
Matt Thornton has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. Young's numbers against Thornton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.258, 67% below the career mark of 0.787, with a batting average of just 0.091, 70% below their career average and below Thornton's career opposing average of 0.239. Even with Young striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Thornton. Edge: Thornton.
How Michael Young put the ball into play against Matt Thornton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Thornton to Michael Young
Matchup Details for Michael Young and Matt Thornton
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Young and Matt Thornton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances
8612
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced
2799
In this matchup
11
Michael Young Career At Bats
7918
Matt Thornton Career At Bats Pitched
2491
In this matchup
0.091
Michael Young Career Batting Average
0.300
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Home Runs
185
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed
52
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
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.088
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.081
In this matchup
0.100
Michael Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Hit By Pitch
22
Matt Thornton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Intentional Walks
28
Matt Thornton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
1
Michael Young Career Strikeouts
1235
Matt Thornton Career Strikeouts Thrown
642
In this matchup
12.000
Michael Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.970
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.360
In this matchup
1.000
Michael Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Matt Thornton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Michael Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Matt Thornton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
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
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Sacrifice Flies
72
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Michael Young Career Ground into Double Play
236
Matt Thornton Career Double Plays Enabled
61
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0