Joe Borchard vs. Matt Thornton — Matchup Analysis
Matt Thornton has completely neutralized Borchard in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Thornton. Borchard's numbers against Thornton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 69% below the career mark of 0.636, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Thornton's career opposing average of 0.239. Even with Borchard striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Thornton. Edge: Thornton.
How Joe Borchard put the ball into play against Matt Thornton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Thornton to Joe Borchard
Matchup Details for Joe Borchard and Matt Thornton
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Borchard and Matt Thornton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Joe Borchard Career Plate Appearances
800
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced
2799
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Borchard Career Batting Average
0.205
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
0
Joe Borchard Career Home Runs
26
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed
52
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
Joe Borchard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Borchard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.177
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.088
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Borchard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.117
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.081
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Borchard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.257
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Joe Borchard Career Hit By Pitch
6
Matt Thornton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Joe Borchard Career Intentional Walks
7
Matt Thornton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
1
Joe Borchard Career Strikeouts
222
Matt Thornton Career Strikeouts Thrown
642
In this matchup
5.000
Joe Borchard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.600
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.360
In this matchup
1.000
Joe Borchard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.330
Matt Thornton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Joe Borchard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.285
Matt Thornton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
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
Joe Borchard Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Joe Borchard Career Sacrifice Flies
3
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Joe Borchard Career Ground into Double Play
13
Matt Thornton Career Double Plays Enabled
61
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0