J. J. Hardy vs. Kerry Wood — Matchup Analysis
Kerry Wood has completely neutralized Hardy in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Wood. Hardy's numbers against Wood tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.542, 24% below the career mark of 0.714, with a batting average of just 0.167, 35% below their career average and below Wood's career opposing average of 0.217. Even with Hardy striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wood. Edge: Wood.
How J. J. Hardy put the ball into play against Kerry Wood
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Kerry Wood to J. J. Hardy
Matchup Details for J. J. Hardy and Kerry Wood
Stats that describe the matchup between J. J. Hardy and Kerry Wood including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
J. J. Hardy Career Plate Appearances
6309
Kerry Wood Career Batters Faced
5863
In this matchup
0.167
J. J. Hardy Career Batting Average
0.256
Kerry Wood Career Opposing Batting Average
0.217
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
J. J. Hardy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
Kerry Wood Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
J. J. Hardy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.126
Kerry Wood Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.137
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
J. J. Hardy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.196
Kerry Wood Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.094
In this matchup
0.200
J. J. Hardy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Kerry Wood Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
J. J. Hardy Career Hit By Pitch
15
Kerry Wood Career Batters Hit By Pitch
99
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
J. J. Hardy Career Intentional Walks
24
Kerry Wood Career Intentional Walks Allowed
22
In this matchup
1
J. J. Hardy Career Strikeouts
960
Kerry Wood Career Strikeouts Thrown
1582
In this matchup
8.000
J. J. Hardy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.570
Kerry Wood Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.706
In this matchup
2.000
J. J. Hardy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Kerry Wood Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
J. J. Hardy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.305
Kerry Wood Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
J. J. Hardy Career Sacrifice Hits
40
Kerry Wood Career Sacrifice Hits
54
In this matchup
0
J. J. Hardy Career Sacrifice Flies
38
Kerry Wood Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
0
J. J. Hardy Career Ground into Double Play
156
Kerry Wood Career Double Plays Enabled
83
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0