Gary Matthews Jr. vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis
Tim Wakefield has completely neutralized Matthews in this matchup. Matthews's numbers against Wakefield tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.503, 32% below the career mark of 0.737, with a batting average of just 0.143, 44% below their career average and below Wakefield's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Matthews striking out less often than usual, once every 7.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wakefield. Edge: Wakefield.
How Gary Matthews Jr. put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Gary Matthews Jr.
Matchup Details for Gary Matthews Jr. and Tim Wakefield
Stats that describe the matchup between Gary Matthews Jr. and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances
4617
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
21
Gary Matthews Jr. Career At Bats
4103
Tim Wakefield Career At Bats Pitched
12388
In this matchup
0.143
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average
0.257
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs
108
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
0.048
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.333
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.102
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.127
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
0.169
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Gross Production Average
0.251
In this matchup
0.118
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
18
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Intentional Walks
26
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
3
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Strikeouts
849
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
7.667
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.440
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
0.667
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.217
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
29
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
72
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0