Jay Payton vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis
Tim Wakefield has completely neutralized Payton in this matchup. Payton's numbers against Wakefield tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.160, 79% below the career mark of 0.748, with a batting average of just 0.083, 70% below their career average and below Wakefield's career opposing average of 0.254. Wakefield has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Payton down once every 6.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.9 PA, and Payton has yet to take Wakefield deep. Edge: Wakefield.
How Jay Payton put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Jay Payton
Matchup Details for Jay Payton and Tim Wakefield
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Payton and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
13
Jay Payton Career Plate Appearances
4489
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
0.083
Jay Payton Career Batting Average
0.279
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Jay Payton Career Home Runs
119
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
0.000
Jay Payton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Payton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Payton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.237
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
0.091
Jay Payton 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
Jay Payton Career Hit By Pitch
32
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Jay Payton Career Intentional Walks
10
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
2
Jay Payton Career Strikeouts
503
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
6.500
Jay Payton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.920
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
0.000
Jay Payton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.510
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.077
Jay Payton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Jay Payton Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
1
Jay Payton Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
In this matchup
0
Jay Payton Career Ground into Double Play
108
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0