It doesn't matter if you are trying to make your next big bet or parlay, tweak your fantasy team, rub something in your buddy's face, or just want to understand the game better, it's always interesting to look at a matchup. Mark McGwire and Jeff Ballard have faced off against each other 20 times throughout their careers. Against Jeff Ballard, Mark McGwire has maintained a Batting Average of 0.235, lower than his career batting average of 0.263. Jeff Ballard's career opposing batting average is 0.298, higher than their face-off average, possibly overperforming against Mark McGwire. Mark McGwire's OPS against Jeff Ballard is 0.888, lower than his career OPS of 0.982.

Jeff Ballard has struck out Mark McGwire 1 times in 17 at-bats. Against Jeff Ballard, Mark McGwire strikes out every 20.000 plate appearances. Mark McGwire's career Plate Appearance per Strikeout is 4.8, striking out more often against Jeff Ballard than average. Jeff Ballard strikes out a batter every 13.758 plate appearances, striking out Mark McGwire less often than his average.