Bobby Kielty vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis
Tim Wakefield has had the better of this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Wakefield. Kielty is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 22% below their career average and below Wakefield's career opposing average of 0.254. Kielty also posted an OPS of 0.629, modestly below the career mark of 0.757. Even with Kielty striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wakefield. Slight edge: Wakefield.
How Bobby Kielty put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Bobby Kielty
Matchup Details for Bobby Kielty and Tim Wakefield
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Kielty and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Bobby Kielty Career Plate Appearances
2084
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Kielty Career Batting Average
0.255
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Bobby Kielty Career Home Runs
53
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed
418
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
Bobby Kielty Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Kielty Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.116
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Kielty Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.142
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
0.250
Bobby Kielty Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Bobby Kielty Career Hit By Pitch
22
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Bobby Kielty Career Intentional Walks
15
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
1
Bobby Kielty Career Strikeouts
372
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
7.000
Bobby Kielty Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.600
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
2.000
Bobby Kielty Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.660
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.429
Bobby Kielty Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.344
Tim Wakefield Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bobby Kielty Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
0
Bobby Kielty Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
In this matchup
0
Bobby Kielty Career Ground into Double Play
49
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0