Brandon Crawford vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has completely neutralized Crawford in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Axford. Crawford's numbers against Axford tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.367, 49% below the career mark of 0.713, with a batting average of just 0.200, 20% below their career average and below Axford's career opposing average of 0.243. Axford has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Crawford down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.9 PA. Edge: Axford.
How Brandon Crawford put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Brandon Crawford
Matchup Details for Brandon Crawford and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Brandon Crawford and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Brandon Crawford Career Plate Appearances
6318
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
5
Brandon Crawford Career At Bats
5646
John Axford Career At Bats Pitched
1996
In this matchup
0.200
Brandon Crawford Career Batting Average
0.249
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Brandon Crawford Career Home Runs
147
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed
50
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
Brandon Crawford Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Brandon Crawford Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Brandon Crawford Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.114
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.125
Brandon Crawford Career Gross Production Average
0.242
In this matchup
0.250
Brandon Crawford Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Brandon Crawford Career Hit By Pitch
59
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Brandon Crawford Career Intentional Walks
75
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
Brandon Crawford Career Strikeouts
1294
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
3.000
Brandon Crawford Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.880
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.000
Brandon Crawford Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Brandon Crawford Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.320
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
Brandon Crawford Career Sacrifice Hits
7
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
1
Brandon Crawford Career Sacrifice Flies
62
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
1
Brandon Crawford Career Ground into Double Play
121
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0