Josh Donaldson vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Donaldson is hitting 0.200 here, 23% below their career average, while Axford's career opposing average is 0.243. Donaldson also posted an OPS of 0.829, close to the career mark of 0.847. Axford has had the edge in strikeouts, with Donaldson going down once every 3.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.8 PA. No clear edge.
How Josh Donaldson put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Josh Donaldson
Matchup Details for Josh Donaldson and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Josh Donaldson and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Josh Donaldson Career Plate Appearances
5856
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.200
Josh Donaldson Career Batting Average
0.261
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs
279
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
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.056
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.213
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Josh Donaldson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.229
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.333
Josh Donaldson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Hit By Pitch
58
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Intentional Walks
22
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
Josh Donaldson Career Strikeouts
1221
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
3.500
Josh Donaldson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
1.000
Josh Donaldson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Josh Donaldson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.351
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
Josh Donaldson Career Sacrifice Hits
5
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Sacrifice Flies
46
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Josh Donaldson Career Ground into Double Play
135
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0