Greg Bird vs. Alex Cobb — Matchup Analysis

Alex Cobb has completely neutralized Bird in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Cobb. Bird's numbers against Cobb tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.393, 46% below the career mark of 0.725, with a batting average of just 0.143, 32% below their career average and below Cobb's career opposing average of 0.256. Even with Bird striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Cobb. Edge: Cobb.

How Greg Bird put the ball into play against Alex Cobb

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Alex Cobb to Greg Bird

Matchup Details for Greg Bird and Alex Cobb

Stats that describe the matchup between Greg Bird and Alex Cobb including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Greg Bird Career Plate Appearances
700
Alex Cobb Career Batters Faced
5577
In this matchup
7
Greg Bird Career At Bats
611
Alex Cobb Career At Bats Pitched
5102
In this matchup
0.143
Greg Bird Career Batting Average
0.211
Alex Cobb Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
1
Greg Bird Career Hits
129
Alex Cobb Career Hits Allowed
1307
In this matchup
1
Greg Bird Career Singles
64
In this matchup
0
Greg Bird Career Doubles
32
In this matchup
0
Greg Bird Career Triples
1
In this matchup
0
Greg Bird Career Home Runs
32
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed
140

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
Greg Bird Career Extra Base Hits
65
In this matchup
0.000
Greg Bird Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.052
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Greg Bird Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.248
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.107

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Greg Bird Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.169
Alex Cobb Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
1
Greg Bird Total Bases
259
In this matchup
2
Greg Bird Career Times on Base
211
In this matchup
0.250
Greg Bird Career On Base Percentage
0.301
In this matchup
0.143
Greg Bird Career Slugging Percentage
0.424
In this matchup
0.393
Greg Bird Career OPS
0.725
In this matchup
0.000
Greg Bird Career Isolated Power
0.213
In this matchup
0.148
Greg Bird Career Gross Production Average
0.242
In this matchup
0.167
Greg Bird Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.244
Alex Cobb Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Greg Bird Career RBIs
98
In this matchup
0.250
Greg Bird Career Runs Created
80.110
In this matchup
0
Greg Bird Career Hit By Pitch
8
Alex Cobb Career Batters Hit By Pitch
47

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Greg Bird Career Walks
74
Alex Cobb Career Walks Allowed
383
In this matchup
0
Greg Bird Career Intentional Walks
1
Alex Cobb Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
1
Greg Bird Career Strikeouts
189
Alex Cobb Career Strikeouts Thrown
1108
In this matchup
8.000
Greg Bird Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.700
Alex Cobb Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.033
In this matchup
1.000
Greg Bird Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Alex Cobb Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.250
Greg Bird Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.291
Alex Cobb 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
Greg Bird Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Alex Cobb Career Sacrifice Hits
16
In this matchup
0
Greg Bird Career Sacrifice Flies
7
Alex Cobb Career Sacrifice Flies
29
In this matchup
0
Greg Bird Career Ground into Double Play
8
Alex Cobb Career Double Plays Enabled
133

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0