Josh Bard vs. Barry Zito — Matchup Analysis
Barry Zito has completely neutralized Bard in this matchup. Bard's numbers against Zito tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.369, 48% below the career mark of 0.705, with a batting average of just 0.133, 48% below their career average and below Zito's career opposing average of 0.246. Even with Bard striking out less often than usual, once every 16 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Zito. Edge: Zito.
How Josh Bard put the ball into play against Barry Zito
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Barry Zito to Josh Bard
Matchup Details for Josh Bard and Barry Zito
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Bard and Barry Zito including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Josh Bard Career Plate Appearances
1980
Barry Zito Career Batters Faced
11001
In this matchup
0.133
Josh Bard Career Batting Average
0.254
Barry Zito Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
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
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Bard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.086
Barry Zito 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
Barry Zito Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.150
In this matchup
0.143
Josh Bard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.284
Barry Zito Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
In this matchup
0
Josh Bard Career Hit By Pitch
3
Barry Zito Career Batters Hit By Pitch
97
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
1
Josh Bard Career Intentional Walks
12
Barry Zito Career Intentional Walks Allowed
52
In this matchup
16.000
Josh Bard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.620
Barry Zito Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.836
In this matchup
2.000
Josh Bard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Barry Zito Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Josh Bard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
Barry Zito Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318
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
Barry Zito Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Josh Bard Career Sacrifice Flies
13
Barry Zito Career Sacrifice Flies
73
In this matchup
0
Josh Bard Career Ground into Double Play
56
Barry Zito Career Double Plays Enabled
219
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0