Alex Gonzalez vs. Matt Garza — Matchup Analysis
Matt Garza has completely neutralized Gonzalez in this matchup. Gonzalez's numbers against Garza tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.446, 35% below the career mark of 0.685, with a batting average of just 0.176, 28% below their career average and below Garza's career opposing average of 0.256. Even with Gonzalez striking out less often than usual, once every 6.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Garza. Edge: Garza.
How Alex Gonzalez put the ball into play against Matt Garza
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Garza to Alex Gonzalez
Matchup Details for Alex Gonzalez and Matt Garza
Stats that describe the matchup between Alex Gonzalez and Matt Garza including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Alex Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances
6248
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced
7313
In this matchup
0.176
Alex Gonzalez Career Batting Average
0.246
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs
157
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed
198
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
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.111
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.134
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.200
Alex Gonzalez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Hit By Pitch
79
Matt Garza Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Intentional Walks
48
Matt Garza Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
3
Alex Gonzalez Career Strikeouts
1168
Matt Garza Career Strikeouts Thrown
1380
In this matchup
6.333
Alex Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.350
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.299
In this matchup
0.333
Alex Gonzalez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.260
Matt Garza Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.211
Alex Gonzalez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.283
Matt Garza Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
Alex Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Hits
50
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
1
Alex Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Flies
49
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Ground into Double Play
138
Matt Garza Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0