Jason Giambi vs. Kevin Tapani — Matchup Analysis
Kevin Tapani has completely neutralized Giambi in this matchup. Giambi's numbers against Tapani tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 45% below the career mark of 0.916, with a batting average of just 0.214, 23% below their career average and below Tapani's career opposing average of 0.272. Even with Giambi striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Tapani. Edge: Tapani.
How Jason Giambi put the ball into play against Kevin Tapani
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kevin Tapani to Jason Giambi
Matchup Details for Jason Giambi and Kevin Tapani
Stats that describe the matchup between Jason Giambi and Kevin Tapani including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Jason Giambi Career Plate Appearances
8908
Kevin Tapani Career Batters Faced
9600
In this matchup
0.214
Jason Giambi Career Batting Average
0.277
Kevin Tapani Career Opposing Batting Average
0.272
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Home Runs
440
Kevin Tapani Career Home Runs Allowed
260
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
Kevin Tapani Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.219
Kevin Tapani Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.108
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.280
Kevin Tapani Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.175
In this matchup
0.231
Jason Giambi Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
Kevin Tapani Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Hit By Pitch
180
Kevin Tapani Career Batters Hit By Pitch
53
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Intentional Walks
97
Kevin Tapani Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
1
Jason Giambi Career Strikeouts
1572
Kevin Tapani Career Strikeouts Thrown
1482
In this matchup
14.000
Jason Giambi Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.670
Kevin Tapani Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.478
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Giambi Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Kevin Tapani Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.370
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.214
Jason Giambi Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.390
Kevin Tapani Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Kevin Tapani Career Sacrifice Hits
80
In this matchup
0
Jason Giambi Career Sacrifice Flies
93
Kevin Tapani Career Sacrifice Flies
68
In this matchup
1
Jason Giambi Career Ground into Double Play
166
Kevin Tapani Career Double Plays Enabled
155
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0