Jason Castro vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has completely neutralized Castro in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Axford. Castro's numbers against Axford tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 43% below the career mark of 0.699, with a batting average of just 0.200, 12% below their career average and below Axford's career opposing average of 0.243. Axford has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Castro down once every 1.7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 3.5 PA. Edge: Axford.
How Jason Castro put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Jason Castro
Matchup Details for Jason Castro and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Jason Castro and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jason Castro Career Plate Appearances
3381
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.200
Jason Castro Career Batting Average
0.227
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
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
Jason Castro Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.033
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Castro Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.143
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Castro Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.100
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.500
Jason Castro Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Jason Castro Career Hit By Pitch
27
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Jason Castro Career Intentional Walks
11
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
Jason Castro Career Strikeouts
970
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
1.667
Jason Castro Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.490
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Castro Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.360
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Jason Castro Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.306
John Axford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Jason Castro Career Sacrifice Hits
8
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Jason Castro Career Sacrifice Flies
18
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Jason Castro Career Ground into Double Play
60
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0