Gary Matthews Jr. vs. John Lackey — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Matthews is hitting 0.250 here, 3% below their career average, while Lackey's career opposing average is 0.262. Matthews also posted an OPS of 0.708, close to the career mark of 0.737. Matthews has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 6 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5.4 PA. No clear edge.
How Gary Matthews Jr. put the ball into play against John Lackey
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Lackey to Gary Matthews Jr.
Matchup Details for Gary Matthews Jr. and John Lackey
Stats that describe the matchup between Gary Matthews Jr. and John Lackey including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
24
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances
4617
John Lackey Career Batters Faced
12030
In this matchup
24
Gary Matthews Jr. Career At Bats
4103
John Lackey Career At Bats Pitched
10938
In this matchup
0.250
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average
0.257
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average
0.262
In this matchup
1
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs
108
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed
319
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
0.042
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.029
In this matchup
0.167
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.102
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.111
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.127
John Lackey Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.139
In this matchup
0.227
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Gross Production Average
0.251
In this matchup
0.263
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
John Lackey Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.306
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
18
John Lackey Career Batters Hit By Pitch
133
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Intentional Walks
26
John Lackey Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
4
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Strikeouts
849
John Lackey Career Strikeouts Thrown
2294
In this matchup
6.000
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.440
John Lackey Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.244
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
John Lackey Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.360
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.333
John Lackey Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.308
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
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
13
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Hits
72
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
29
John Lackey Career Sacrifice Flies
72
In this matchup
1
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
72
John Lackey Career Double Plays Enabled
259
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0