Hank Blalock vs. David Aardsma — Matchup Analysis
Hank Blalock has held their own against Aardsma. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Blalock. Blalock is hitting 0.400 in this matchup, 49% above their career average and above Aardsma's career opposing average of 0.237. Blalock also posted an OPS of 0.800, modestly above the career mark of 0.791. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA, Blalock is still posting above-career production against Aardsma. Slight edge: Blalock.
How Hank Blalock put the ball into play against David Aardsma
Balls and Strikes Thrown by David Aardsma to Hank Blalock
Matchup Details for Hank Blalock and David Aardsma
Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Blalock and David Aardsma including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances
3928
David Aardsma Career Batters Faced
1475
In this matchup
0.400
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average
0.269
David Aardsma Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs
153
David Aardsma Career Home Runs Allowed
41
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
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
David Aardsma Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
David Aardsma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.139
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.213
David Aardsma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.121
In this matchup
0.500
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
David Aardsma Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Hit By Pitch
19
David Aardsma Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Intentional Walks
22
David Aardsma Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
1
Hank Blalock Career Strikeouts
720
David Aardsma Career Strikeouts Thrown
340
In this matchup
5.000
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.460
David Aardsma Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.338
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
David Aardsma Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Hank Blalock Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
David Aardsma Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.340
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
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Hits
2
David Aardsma Career Sacrifice Hits
17
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Flies
27
David Aardsma Career Sacrifice Flies
11
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Ground into Double Play
87
David Aardsma Career Double Plays Enabled
21
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0