John Balaz vs. Jim Umbarger — Matchup Analysis
Jim Umbarger has completely neutralized Balaz in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Umbarger. Balaz's numbers against Umbarger tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 53% below the career mark of 0.614, with a batting average of just 0.143, 41% below their career average and below Umbarger's career opposing average of 0.287. Even with Balaz striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Umbarger. Edge: Umbarger.
How John Balaz put the ball into play against Jim Umbarger
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Umbarger to John Balaz
Matchup Details for John Balaz and Jim Umbarger
Stats that describe the matchup between John Balaz and Jim Umbarger including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
John Balaz Career Plate Appearances
173
Jim Umbarger Career Batters Faced
2101
In this matchup
0.143
John Balaz Career Batting Average
0.241
Jim Umbarger Career Opposing Batting Average
0.287
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
John Balaz Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.012
Jim Umbarger Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
John Balaz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.051
Jim Umbarger Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Balaz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.057
Jim Umbarger Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.152
In this matchup
0.167
John Balaz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Jim Umbarger Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.315
In this matchup
0
John Balaz Career Hit By Pitch
1
Jim Umbarger Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
John Balaz Career Intentional Walks
0
Jim Umbarger Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
1
John Balaz Career Strikeouts
35
Jim Umbarger Career Strikeouts Thrown
244
In this matchup
7.000
John Balaz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.940
Jim Umbarger Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.611
In this matchup
0.000
John Balaz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.200
Jim Umbarger Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.740
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
John Balaz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.266
Jim Umbarger Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.349
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 Balaz Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Jim Umbarger Career Sacrifice Hits
31
In this matchup
0
John Balaz Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Jim Umbarger Career Sacrifice Flies
21
In this matchup
0
John Balaz Career Ground into Double Play
1
Jim Umbarger Career Double Plays Enabled
56
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0