Eddie Murray vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis
Tim Wakefield has completely neutralized Murray in this matchup. Murray's numbers against Wakefield tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.601, 28% below the career mark of 0.836, with a batting average of just 0.174, 39% below their career average and below Wakefield's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Murray striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wakefield. Edge: Wakefield.
How Eddie Murray put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Eddie Murray
Matchup Details for Eddie Murray and Tim Wakefield
Stats that describe the matchup between Eddie Murray and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
27
Eddie Murray Career Plate Appearances
12817
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
23
Eddie Murray Career At Bats
11336
Tim Wakefield Career At Bats Pitched
12388
In this matchup
0.174
Eddie Murray Career Batting Average
0.287
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Eddie Murray Career Home Runs
504
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
0.043
Eddie Murray Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.045
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.250
Eddie Murray Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.155
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Eddie Murray Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.332
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
0.158
Eddie Murray 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
Eddie Murray Career Hit By Pitch
18
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186
Outs
In this matchup
16
In this matchup
0
Eddie Murray Career Intentional Walks
222
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
3
Eddie Murray Career Strikeouts
1516
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
9.000
Eddie Murray Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.450
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
1.333
Eddie Murray Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.880
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.296
Eddie Murray Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.375
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
Eddie Murray Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
0
Eddie Murray Career Sacrifice Flies
128
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
In this matchup
1
Eddie Murray Career Ground into Double Play
315
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0