John Baker vs. Rich Harden — Matchup Analysis

Rich Harden has completely neutralized Baker in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Harden. Baker's numbers against Harden tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 25% below the career mark of 0.671, with a batting average of just 0.167, 33% below their career average and below Harden's career opposing average of 0.228. Harden has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Baker down once every 2 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.6 PA. Edge: Harden.

How John Baker put the ball into play against Rich Harden

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Rich Harden to John Baker

Matchup Details for John Baker and Rich Harden

Stats that describe the matchup between John Baker and Rich Harden including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
John Baker Career Plate Appearances
1228
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced
3929
In this matchup
6
John Baker Career At Bats
1076
Rich Harden Career At Bats Pitched
3428
In this matchup
0.167
John Baker Career Batting Average
0.247
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average
0.228
In this matchup
1
John Baker Career Hits
266
Rich Harden Career Hits Allowed
781
In this matchup
0
John Baker Career Singles
194
In this matchup
1
John Baker Career Doubles
57
In this matchup
0
John Baker Career Triples
1
In this matchup
0
John Baker Career Home Runs
14
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed
105

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
1
John Baker Career Extra Base Hits
72
In this matchup
0.000
John Baker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
John Baker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.053
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.134

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
John Baker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.052
Rich Harden Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.111
In this matchup
2
John Baker Total Bases
367
In this matchup
1
John Baker Career Times on Base
403
In this matchup
0.167
John Baker Career On Base Percentage
0.330
In this matchup
0.333
John Baker Career Slugging Percentage
0.341
In this matchup
0.500
John Baker Career OPS
0.671
In this matchup
0.167
John Baker Career Isolated Power
0.094
In this matchup
0.158
John Baker Career Gross Production Average
0.234
In this matchup
0.333
John Baker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.315
Rich Harden Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
0
John Baker Career RBIs
120
In this matchup
0.333
John Baker Career Runs Created
128.710
In this matchup
0
John Baker Career Hit By Pitch
10
Rich Harden Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27

Outs

In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
John Baker Career Walks
127
Rich Harden Career Walks Allowed
422
In this matchup
0
John Baker Career Intentional Walks
15
Rich Harden Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
3
John Baker Career Strikeouts
269
Rich Harden Career Strikeouts Thrown
949
In this matchup
2.000
John Baker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.570
Rich Harden Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.140
In this matchup
0.000
John Baker Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Rich Harden Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.167
John Baker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Rich Harden Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.310

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
John Baker Career Sacrifice Hits
8
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
John Baker Career Sacrifice Flies
7
Rich Harden Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
John Baker Career Ground into Double Play
32
Rich Harden Career Double Plays Enabled
69

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0