Eric Hosmer vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis

John Axford has kept Hosmer in check relative to their career standard. With only 8 plate appearances this is early evidence, but it leans Axford. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.661 sits 13% below where Hosmer typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Slight edge: Axford. Context matters here.

How Eric Hosmer put the ball into play against John Axford

Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Eric Hosmer

Matchup Details for Eric Hosmer and John Axford

Stats that describe the matchup between Eric Hosmer and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Eric Hosmer Career Plate Appearances
6977
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
7
Eric Hosmer Career At Bats
6349
John Axford Career At Bats Pitched
1996
In this matchup
0.286
Eric Hosmer Career Batting Average
0.276
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
2
Eric Hosmer Career Hits
1753
John Axford Career Hits Allowed
485
In this matchup
2
Eric Hosmer Career Singles
1213
In this matchup
0
Eric Hosmer Career Doubles
322
In this matchup
0
Eric Hosmer Career Triples
20
In this matchup
0
Eric Hosmer Career Home Runs
198
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed
50

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
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0
Eric Hosmer Career Extra Base Hits
540
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Hosmer Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.031
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Hosmer Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Eric Hosmer Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
2
Eric Hosmer Total Bases
2709
In this matchup
3
Eric Hosmer Career Times on Base
2338
In this matchup
0.375
Eric Hosmer Career On Base Percentage
0.335
In this matchup
0.286
Eric Hosmer Career Slugging Percentage
0.427
In this matchup
0.661
Eric Hosmer Career OPS
0.762
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Hosmer Career Isolated Power
0.151
In this matchup
0.240
Eric Hosmer Career Gross Production Average
0.258
In this matchup
0.286
Eric Hosmer Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Eric Hosmer Career RBIs
893
In this matchup
0.750
Eric Hosmer Career Runs Created
925.110
In this matchup
0
Eric Hosmer Career Hit By Pitch
23
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16

Outs

In this matchup
4
In this matchup
1
Eric Hosmer Career Walks
562
John Axford Career Walks Allowed
261
In this matchup
0
Eric Hosmer Career Intentional Walks
53
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
0
Eric Hosmer Career Strikeouts
1235
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Hosmer Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.650
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.000
Eric Hosmer Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.460
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.375
Eric Hosmer Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
John Axford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
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0
Eric Hosmer Career Sacrifice Hits
3
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
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0
Eric Hosmer Career Sacrifice Flies
40
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Eric Hosmer Career Ground into Double Play
167
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38

Ground into Triple Play

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0