Steve Balboni vs. Doug Jones — Matchup Analysis
Doug Jones has completely neutralized Balboni in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Jones. Balboni's numbers against Jones tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 55% below the career mark of 0.743, with a batting average of just 0.167, 27% below their career average and below Jones's career opposing average of 0.264. Even with Balboni striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Jones. Edge: Jones.
How Steve Balboni put the ball into play against Doug Jones
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Doug Jones to Steve Balboni
Matchup Details for Steve Balboni and Doug Jones
Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Balboni and Doug Jones including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Steve Balboni Career Plate Appearances
3440
Doug Jones Career Batters Faced
4754
In this matchup
0.167
Steve Balboni Career Batting Average
0.229
Doug Jones Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
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
Steve Balboni Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.058
Doug Jones Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Balboni Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.254
Doug Jones Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.074
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Balboni Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.211
Doug Jones Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.095
In this matchup
0.200
Steve Balboni Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.253
Doug Jones Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.316
In this matchup
0
Steve Balboni Career Hit By Pitch
19
Doug Jones Career Batters Hit By Pitch
39
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Steve Balboni Career Intentional Walks
21
Doug Jones Career Intentional Walks Allowed
53
In this matchup
1
Steve Balboni Career Strikeouts
856
Doug Jones Career Strikeouts Thrown
909
In this matchup
6.000
Steve Balboni Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.020
Doug Jones Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.230
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Balboni Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Doug Jones Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.270
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Steve Balboni Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Doug Jones Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
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
Steve Balboni Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Doug Jones Career Sacrifice Hits
56
In this matchup
0
Steve Balboni Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Doug Jones Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
Steve Balboni Career Ground into Double Play
67
Doug Jones Career Double Plays Enabled
87
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0