Michael McKenry vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has had the better of this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Axford. Despite batting 0.250, 5% above their career average and above Axford's career opposing average of 0.243, McKenry's OPS of 0.650 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.725. Axford has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending McKenry down once every 1.7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.1 PA. Slight edge: Axford.
How Michael McKenry put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Michael McKenry
Matchup Details for Michael McKenry and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael McKenry and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Michael McKenry Career Plate Appearances
953
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.250
Michael McKenry Career Batting Average
0.238
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Michael McKenry Career Home Runs
29
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed
50
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
Michael McKenry Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.035
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Michael McKenry Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.145
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Michael McKenry Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.123
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
1.000
Michael McKenry Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Michael McKenry Career Hit By Pitch
8
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Michael McKenry Career Intentional Walks
4
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
Michael McKenry Career Strikeouts
235
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
1.667
Michael McKenry Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.060
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.333
Michael McKenry Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.400
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Michael McKenry Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Michael McKenry Career Sacrifice Hits
7
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Michael McKenry Career Sacrifice Flies
6
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Michael McKenry Career Ground into Double Play
20
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0