Jason Giambi vs. Ben McDonald — Matchup Analysis

Ben McDonald has completely neutralized Giambi in this matchup. Giambi's numbers against McDonald tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 45% below the career mark of 0.916, with a batting average of just 0.200, 28% below their career average and below McDonald's career opposing average of 0.243. Even with Giambi striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor McDonald. Edge: McDonald.

How Jason Giambi put the ball into play against Ben McDonald

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Ben McDonald to Jason Giambi

Matchup Details for Jason Giambi and Ben McDonald

Stats that describe the matchup between Jason Giambi and Ben McDonald including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Jason Giambi Career Plate Appearances
8908
Ben McDonald Career Batters Faced
5408
In this matchup
10
Jason Giambi Career At Bats
7267
Ben McDonald Career At Bats Pitched
4875
In this matchup
0.200
Jason Giambi Career Batting Average
0.277
Ben McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
2
Jason Giambi Career Hits
2010
Ben McDonald Career Hits Allowed
1186
In this matchup
1
Jason Giambi Career Singles
1156
In this matchup
1
Jason Giambi Career Doubles
405
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Triples
9
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Home Runs
440
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed
138

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
1
Jason Giambi Career Extra Base Hits
854
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.061
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.280
Ben McDonald Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.154
In this matchup
3
Jason Giambi Total Bases
3753
In this matchup
2
Jason Giambi Career Times on Base
3556
In this matchup
0.200
Jason Giambi Career On Base Percentage
0.399
In this matchup
0.300
Jason Giambi Career Slugging Percentage
0.516
In this matchup
0.500
Jason Giambi Career OPS
0.916
In this matchup
0.100
Jason Giambi Career Isolated Power
0.240
In this matchup
0.165
Jason Giambi Career Gross Production Average
0.309
In this matchup
0.222
Jason Giambi Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Ben McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
In this matchup
2
Jason Giambi Career RBIs
1441
In this matchup
0.600
Jason Giambi Career Runs Created
1535.790
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Hit By Pitch
180
Ben McDonald Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Walks
1366
Ben McDonald Career Walks Allowed
437
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Intentional Walks
97
Ben McDonald Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
1
Jason Giambi Career Strikeouts
1572
Ben McDonald Career Strikeouts Thrown
894
In this matchup
10.000
Jason Giambi Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.670
Ben McDonald Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.049
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Ben McDonald Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.490

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.200
Jason Giambi Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.390
Ben McDonald Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.303

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 Giambi Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Ben McDonald Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Sacrifice Flies
93
Ben McDonald Career Sacrifice Flies
30
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Ground into Double Play
166
Ben McDonald Career Double Plays Enabled
92

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0