Jason Giambi vs. Jake Peavy — Matchup Analysis
Jake Peavy has completely neutralized Giambi in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Peavy. Giambi's numbers against Peavy tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.375, 59% below the career mark of 0.916, with a batting average of just 0.125, 55% below their career average and below Peavy's career opposing average of 0.239. Even with Giambi striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Peavy. Edge: Peavy.
How Jason Giambi put the ball into play against Jake Peavy
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jake Peavy to Jason Giambi
Matchup Details for Jason Giambi and Jake Peavy
Stats that describe the matchup between Jason Giambi and Jake Peavy including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Jason Giambi Career Plate Appearances
8908
Jake Peavy Career Batters Faced
9838
In this matchup
0.125
Jason Giambi Career Batting Average
0.277
Jake Peavy Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
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
Jake Peavy Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Jake Peavy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.280
Jake Peavy Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.117
In this matchup
0.143
Jason Giambi Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Jake Peavy Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Hit By Pitch
180
Jake Peavy Career Batters Hit By Pitch
78
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Intentional Walks
97
Jake Peavy Career Intentional Walks Allowed
42
In this matchup
1
Jason Giambi Career Strikeouts
1572
Jake Peavy Career Strikeouts Thrown
2207
In this matchup
8.000
Jason Giambi Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.670
Jake Peavy Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.458
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Jake Peavy Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.320
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
Jason Giambi Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.390
Jake Peavy Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.293
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
Jake Peavy Career Sacrifice Hits
63
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Sacrifice Flies
93
Jake Peavy Career Sacrifice Flies
62
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Ground into Double Play
166
Jake Peavy Career Double Plays Enabled
166
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0