Lew Ford vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis

Tim Wakefield has kept Ford in check relative to their career standard. With only 8 plate appearances this is early evidence, but it leans Wakefield. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.661 sits 11% below where Ford typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Wakefield has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Ford down once every 4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7.2 PA. Slight edge: Wakefield. Context matters here.

How Lew Ford put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Lew Ford

Matchup Details for Lew Ford and Tim Wakefield

Stats that describe the matchup between Lew Ford and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Lew Ford Career Plate Appearances
1795
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
7
Lew Ford Career At Bats
1585
Tim Wakefield Career At Bats Pitched
12388
In this matchup
0.286
Lew Ford Career Batting Average
0.268
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
2
Lew Ford Career Hits
425
Tim Wakefield Career Hits Allowed
3152
In this matchup
2
Lew Ford Career Singles
297
In this matchup
0
Lew Ford Career Doubles
83
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0
Lew Ford Career Triples
10
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0
Lew Ford Career Home Runs
35
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed
418

Grand Slams

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0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
0
Lew Ford Career Extra Base Hits
128
In this matchup
0.000
Lew Ford Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.022
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Lew Ford Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.082
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Lew Ford Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.141
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
2
Lew Ford Total Bases
633
In this matchup
3
Lew Ford Career Times on Base
616
In this matchup
0.375
Lew Ford Career On Base Percentage
0.345
In this matchup
0.286
Lew Ford Career Slugging Percentage
0.399
In this matchup
0.661
Lew Ford Career OPS
0.744
In this matchup
0.000
Lew Ford Career Isolated Power
0.131
In this matchup
0.240
Lew Ford Career Gross Production Average
0.255
In this matchup
0.400
Lew Ford Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Lew Ford Career RBIs
176
In this matchup
0.750
Lew Ford Career Runs Created
236.350
In this matchup
0
Lew Ford Career Hit By Pitch
37
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186

Outs

In this matchup
2
In this matchup
1
Lew Ford Career Walks
154
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed
1205
In this matchup
0
Lew Ford Career Intentional Walks
5
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
2
Lew Ford Career Strikeouts
249
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
4.000
Lew Ford Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.210
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
0.500
Lew Ford Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.620
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.375
Lew Ford Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.325
Tim Wakefield Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
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0
Lew Ford Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
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0
Lew Ford Career Sacrifice Flies
12
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
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0
Lew Ford Career Ground into Double Play
37
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0