Bobby Abreu vs. Grant Balfour — Matchup Analysis
Bobby Abreu has absolutely raked against Balfour. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Abreu. Abreu's production against Balfour has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.738, 100% above the career mark of 0.870, with a batting average of 0.500, 72% above their career average and above Balfour's career opposing average of 0.209. Despite striking out once every 3.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA, Abreu is still posting above-career production against Balfour. Edge: Abreu.
How Bobby Abreu put the ball into play against Grant Balfour
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Grant Balfour to Bobby Abreu
Matchup Details for Bobby Abreu and Grant Balfour
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Abreu and Grant Balfour including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Bobby Abreu Career Plate Appearances
10081
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced
2241
In this matchup
0.500
Bobby Abreu Career Batting Average
0.291
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average
0.209
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs
288
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed
47
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
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.117
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Abreu Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.157
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.082
In this matchup
0.750
Bobby Abreu Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.339
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Hit By Pitch
33
Grant Balfour Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Intentional Walks
115
Grant Balfour Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
2
Bobby Abreu Career Strikeouts
1840
Grant Balfour Career Strikeouts Thrown
571
In this matchup
3.500
Bobby Abreu Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.480
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.925
In this matchup
0.500
Bobby Abreu Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Grant Balfour Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.571
Bobby Abreu Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.403
Grant Balfour Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
Bobby Abreu Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Sacrifice Flies
85
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Bobby Abreu Career Ground into Double Play
165
Grant Balfour Career Double Plays Enabled
31
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0