Pedro Alvarez vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Alvarez is hitting 0.286 here, 21% above their career average, while Axford's career opposing average is 0.243. Alvarez also posted an OPS of 0.732, close to the career mark of 0.757. Axford has had the edge in strikeouts, with Alvarez going down once every 2.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 3.5 PA. No clear edge.
How Pedro Alvarez put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Pedro Alvarez
Matchup Details for Pedro Alvarez and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Pedro Alvarez and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Pedro Alvarez Career Plate Appearances
3321
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.286
Pedro Alvarez Career Batting Average
0.236
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs
162
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed
50
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
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.230
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.170
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.571
Pedro Alvarez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Hit By Pitch
11
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Intentional Walks
31
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
7
Pedro Alvarez Career Strikeouts
952
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
2.286
Pedro Alvarez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.490
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.286
Pedro Alvarez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.330
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Pedro Alvarez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.316
John Axford 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
Pedro Alvarez Career Sacrifice Hits
1
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Sacrifice Flies
15
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Ground into Double Play
71
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0