Jason Heyward vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has completely neutralized Heyward in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Axford. Heyward's numbers against Axford tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.500, 33% below the career mark of 0.744, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Axford's career opposing average of 0.243. Axford has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Heyward down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.6 PA. Edge: Axford.
How Jason Heyward put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Jason Heyward
Matchup Details for Jason Heyward and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Jason Heyward and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jason Heyward Career Plate Appearances
6982
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Heyward Career Batting Average
0.255
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Jason Heyward Career Home Runs
186
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed
50
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 Heyward Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Heyward Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.118
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Heyward Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.150
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.000
Jason Heyward Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Jason Heyward Career Hit By Pitch
62
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
1
Jason Heyward Career Intentional Walks
27
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
1
Jason Heyward Career Strikeouts
1238
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
5.000
Jason Heyward Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.640
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
3.000
Jason Heyward Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.570
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
Jason Heyward Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.331
John Axford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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 Heyward Career Sacrifice Hits
6
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
1
Jason Heyward Career Sacrifice Flies
34
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Jason Heyward Career Ground into Double Play
104
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0