Matt Kemp vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has had the better of this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Axford. Despite batting 0.250, 12% below their career average and above Axford's career opposing average of 0.243, Kemp's OPS of 0.708 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.821. Axford has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Kemp down once every 2.3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.3 PA. Slight edge: Axford.
How Matt Kemp put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Matt Kemp
Matchup Details for Matt Kemp and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Kemp and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Matt Kemp Career Plate Appearances
6982
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.250
Matt Kemp Career Batting Average
0.284
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
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
Matt Kemp Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.045
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Kemp Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Kemp Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.175
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.500
Matt Kemp Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.337
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Matt Kemp Career Hit By Pitch
26
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Matt Kemp Career Intentional Walks
69
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
4
Matt Kemp Career Strikeouts
1641
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
2.250
Matt Kemp Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.250
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.250
Matt Kemp Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Matt Kemp Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
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
Matt Kemp Career Sacrifice Hits
1
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Matt Kemp Career Sacrifice Flies
72
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Matt Kemp Career Ground into Double Play
184
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0