Josh Bard vs. Matt Garza — Matchup Analysis
Josh Bard has absolutely raked against Garza. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Bard. Bard's production against Garza has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.467, 108% above the career mark of 0.705, with a batting average of 0.667, 162% above their career average and above Garza's career opposing average of 0.256. Edge: Bard.
How Josh Bard put the ball into play against Matt Garza
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Garza to Josh Bard
Matchup Details for Josh Bard and Matt Garza
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Bard and Matt Garza including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Josh Bard Career Plate Appearances
1980
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced
7313
In this matchup
0.667
Josh Bard Career Batting Average
0.254
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
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
Josh Bard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Bard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.086
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Bard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.130
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.667
Josh Bard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Josh Bard Career Hit By Pitch
3
Matt Garza Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Josh Bard Career Intentional Walks
12
Matt Garza Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Bard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.620
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.299
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Bard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Matt Garza Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.800
Josh Bard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Matt Garza Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Josh Bard Career Sacrifice Hits
11
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Josh Bard Career Sacrifice Flies
13
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Flies
49
In this matchup
0
Josh Bard Career Ground into Double Play
56
Matt Garza Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0