Chris Denorfia vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Denorfia is hitting 0.333 here, 23% above their career average, while Axford's career opposing average is 0.243. Denorfia also posted an OPS of 0.667, close to the career mark of 0.722. Axford has had the edge in strikeouts, with Denorfia going down once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.8 PA. No clear edge.
How Chris Denorfia put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Chris Denorfia
Matchup Details for Chris Denorfia and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Chris Denorfia and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Chris Denorfia Career Plate Appearances
2385
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.333
Chris Denorfia Career Batting Average
0.272
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Chris Denorfia Career Home Runs
41
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
Chris Denorfia Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Denorfia Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.070
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Denorfia Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.100
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.500
Chris Denorfia Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.316
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Chris Denorfia Career Hit By Pitch
9
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Chris Denorfia Career Intentional Walks
8
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
Chris Denorfia Career Strikeouts
408
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
3.000
Chris Denorfia Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.850
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Denorfia Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.460
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Chris Denorfia Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.328
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
Chris Denorfia Career Sacrifice Hits
13
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Chris Denorfia Career Sacrifice Flies
14
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Chris Denorfia Career Ground into Double Play
55
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0