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
0.200
Jason Giambi Career Batting Average
0.277
Ben McDonald Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
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
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
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
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 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