Wade Boggs vs. Jeff Ballard — Matchup Analysis
Wade Boggs has absolutely raked against Ballard. Boggs's production against Ballard has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.056, 23% above the career mark of 0.858, with a batting average of 0.481, 47% above their career average and above Ballard's career opposing average of 0.298. Despite striking out once every 7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 14.4 PA, Boggs is still posting above-career production against Ballard. Edge: Boggs.
How Wade Boggs put the ball into play against Jeff Ballard
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Ballard to Wade Boggs
Matchup Details for Wade Boggs and Jeff Ballard
Stats that describe the matchup between Wade Boggs and Jeff Ballard including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
Wade Boggs Career Plate Appearances
10740
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
0.481
Wade Boggs Career Batting Average
0.328
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average
0.298
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
Wade Boggs Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Wade Boggs Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.039
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Wade Boggs Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.158
Jeff Ballard Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.377
In this matchup
0.565
Wade Boggs Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.344
Jeff Ballard Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
In this matchup
0
Wade Boggs Career Hit By Pitch
23
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Wade Boggs Career Intentional Walks
180
Jeff Ballard Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
4
Wade Boggs Career Strikeouts
745
Jeff Ballard Career Strikeouts Thrown
244
In this matchup
7.000
Wade Boggs Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.420
Jeff Ballard Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
13.758
In this matchup
0.250
Wade Boggs Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.900
Jeff Ballard Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.940
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Wade Boggs Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.428
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Wade Boggs Career Sacrifice Hits
29
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Hits
25
In this matchup
0
Wade Boggs Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Jeff Ballard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
In this matchup
0
Wade Boggs Career Ground into Double Play
236
Jeff Ballard Career Double Plays Enabled
97
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0