Russell Branyan vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis
Tim Wakefield has completely neutralized Branyan in this matchup. Branyan's numbers against Wakefield tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.412, 49% below the career mark of 0.814, with a batting average of just 0.190, 18% below their career average and below Wakefield's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Branyan striking out less often than usual, once every 4.6 PA versus a career rate of once every 3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wakefield. Edge: Wakefield.
How Russell Branyan put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Russell Branyan
Matchup Details for Russell Branyan and Tim Wakefield
Stats that describe the matchup between Russell Branyan and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Russell Branyan Career Plate Appearances
3398
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
21
Russell Branyan Career At Bats
2934
Tim Wakefield Career At Bats Pitched
12388
In this matchup
0.190
Russell Branyan Career Batting Average
0.232
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Home Runs
194
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed
418
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
Russell Branyan Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.066
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.285
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.174
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
0.222
Russell Branyan Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Hit By Pitch
30
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Intentional Walks
30
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
5
Russell Branyan Career Strikeouts
1118
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
4.600
Russell Branyan Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.040
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
0.000
Russell Branyan Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.174
Russell Branyan Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.328
Tim Wakefield Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
2
Russell Branyan Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
In this matchup
0
Russell Branyan Career Ground into Double Play
31
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0