Carlos Baerga vs. Jeff Ballard — Matchup Analysis
Carlos Baerga has absolutely raked against Ballard. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Baerga. Baerga's production against Ballard has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.222, 62% above the career mark of 0.754, with a batting average of 0.444, 53% above their career average and above Ballard's career opposing average of 0.298. Despite striking out once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 10.2 PA, Baerga is still posting above-career production against Ballard. Edge: Baerga.
How Carlos Baerga put the ball into play against Jeff Ballard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Ballard to Carlos Baerga
Matchup Details for Carlos Baerga and Jeff Ballard
Stats that describe the matchup between Carlos Baerga and Jeff Ballard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Carlos Baerga Career Plate Appearances
5895
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
0.444
Carlos Baerga Career Batting Average
0.291
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.298
In this matchup
1
Carlos Baerga Career Home Runs
134
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed
92
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
0.111
Carlos Baerga Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.250
Carlos Baerga Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.085
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Carlos Baerga Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.231
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.377
In this matchup
0.600
Carlos Baerga Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Carlos Baerga Career Hit By Pitch
73
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Carlos Baerga Career Intentional Walks
41
Jeff Ballard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
3
Carlos Baerga Career Strikeouts
580
Jeff Ballard Career Strikeouts Thrown
244
In this matchup
3.000
Carlos Baerga Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.160
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.758
In this matchup
0.000
Carlos Baerga Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Jeff Ballard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.940
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Carlos Baerga Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.325
Jeff Ballard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.347
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
Carlos Baerga Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Carlos Baerga Career Sacrifice Flies
66
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Carlos Baerga Career Ground into Double Play
158
Jeff Ballard Career Double Plays Enabled
97
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0