Todd Helton vs. Joe Thatcher — Matchup Analysis

Joe Thatcher has kept Helton in check relative to their career standard. 0.333 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.821 sits 14% below where Helton typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Thatcher has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Helton down once every 4.8 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8 PA. Slight edge: Thatcher. Context matters here.

How Todd Helton put the ball into play against Joe Thatcher

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Thatcher to Todd Helton

Matchup Details for Todd Helton and Joe Thatcher

Stats that describe the matchup between Todd Helton and Joe Thatcher including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Todd Helton Career Plate Appearances
9450
Joe Thatcher Career Batters Faced
1122
In this matchup
15
Todd Helton Career At Bats
7962
Joe Thatcher Career At Bats Pitched
990
In this matchup
0.333
Todd Helton Career Batting Average
0.316
Joe Thatcher Career Opposing Batting Average
0.255
In this matchup
5
Todd Helton Career Hits
2519
Joe Thatcher Career Hits Allowed
252
In this matchup
4
Todd Helton Career Singles
1521
In this matchup
1
Todd Helton Career Doubles
592
In this matchup
0
Todd Helton Career Triples
37
In this matchup
0
Todd Helton Career Home Runs
369
Joe Thatcher Career Home Runs Allowed
19

Grand Slams

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0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
1
Todd Helton Career Extra Base Hits
998
In this matchup
0.000
Todd Helton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.046
Joe Thatcher Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Todd Helton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.147
Joe Thatcher Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.075

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Todd Helton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.314
Joe Thatcher Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.070
In this matchup
6
Todd Helton Total Bases
4292
In this matchup
8
Todd Helton Career Times on Base
3911
In this matchup
0.421
Todd Helton Career On Base Percentage
0.414
In this matchup
0.400
Todd Helton Career Slugging Percentage
0.539
In this matchup
0.821
Todd Helton Career OPS
0.953
In this matchup
0.067
Todd Helton Career Isolated Power
0.223
In this matchup
0.289
Todd Helton Career Gross Production Average
0.321
In this matchup
0.417
Todd Helton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.330
Joe Thatcher Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.332
In this matchup
2
Todd Helton Career RBIs
1406
In this matchup
2.471
Todd Helton Career Runs Created
1762.660
In this matchup
1
Todd Helton Career Hit By Pitch
57
Joe Thatcher Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14

Outs

In this matchup
6
In this matchup
2
Todd Helton Career Walks
1335
Joe Thatcher Career Walks Allowed
91
In this matchup
0
Todd Helton Career Intentional Walks
185
Joe Thatcher Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
4
Todd Helton Career Strikeouts
1175
Joe Thatcher Career Strikeouts Thrown
270
In this matchup
4.750
Todd Helton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.040
Joe Thatcher Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.156
In this matchup
0.500
Todd Helton Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.140
Joe Thatcher Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.368
Todd Helton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.427
Joe Thatcher Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.322

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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1

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Todd Helton Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Joe Thatcher Career Sacrifice Hits
12
In this matchup
1
Todd Helton Career Sacrifice Flies
93
Joe Thatcher Career Sacrifice Flies
15
In this matchup
0
Todd Helton Career Ground into Double Play
186
Joe Thatcher Career Double Plays Enabled
18

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0