Ben Grieve vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis
Tim Wakefield has completely neutralized Grieve in this matchup. Grieve's numbers against Wakefield tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.442, 45% below the career mark of 0.809, with a batting average of just 0.115, 57% below their career average and below Wakefield's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Grieve striking out less often than usual, once every 4.8 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wakefield. Edge: Wakefield.
How Ben Grieve put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Ben Grieve
Matchup Details for Ben Grieve and Tim Wakefield
Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Grieve and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Ben Grieve Career Plate Appearances
3743
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
0.115
Ben Grieve Career Batting Average
0.269
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Ben Grieve Career Home Runs
118
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed
418
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
0.038
Ben Grieve Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.333
Ben Grieve Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.137
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.167
Ben Grieve Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.151
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
0.100
Ben Grieve Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.320
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Ben Grieve Career Hit By Pitch
45
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Ben Grieve Career Intentional Walks
22
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
6
Ben Grieve Career Strikeouts
784
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
4.833
Ben Grieve Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.770
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
0.333
Ben Grieve Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.172
Ben Grieve Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.361
Tim Wakefield Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
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
Ben Grieve Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
1
Ben Grieve Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
In this matchup
0
Ben Grieve Career Ground into Double Play
103
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0