Jesse Barfield vs. Jeff Ballard — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Ballard has had the better of this matchup. Barfield is hitting just 0.270 in this matchup, 6% above their career average and below Ballard's career opposing average of 0.298. Barfield also posted an OPS of 0.724, modestly below the career mark of 0.802. Even with Barfield striking out less often than usual, once every 15 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Ballard. Slight edge: Ballard.
How Jesse Barfield put the ball into play against Jeff Ballard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Ballard to Jesse Barfield
Matchup Details for Jesse Barfield and Jeff Ballard
Stats that describe the matchup between Jesse Barfield and Jeff Ballard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
45
Jesse Barfield Career Plate Appearances
5394
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
37
Jesse Barfield Career At Bats
4759
Jeff Ballard Career At Bats Pitched
3069
In this matchup
0.270
Jesse Barfield Career Batting Average
0.256
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.298
In this matchup
0
Jesse Barfield Career Home Runs
241
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed
92
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
Jesse Barfield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Jesse Barfield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.198
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jesse Barfield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.195
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.377
In this matchup
0.294
Jesse Barfield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Jesse Barfield Career Hit By Pitch
34
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Jesse Barfield Career Intentional Walks
49
Jeff Ballard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
3
Jesse Barfield Career Strikeouts
1234
Jeff Ballard Career Strikeouts Thrown
244
In this matchup
15.000
Jesse Barfield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.370
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.758
In this matchup
2.667
Jesse Barfield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
Jeff Ballard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.940
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Jesse Barfield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
Jeff Ballard Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.347
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jesse Barfield Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Jesse Barfield Career Sacrifice Flies
34
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
1
Jesse Barfield Career Ground into Double Play
100
Jeff Ballard Career Double Plays Enabled
97
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0