Placido Polanco vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis
Tim Wakefield has completely neutralized Polanco in this matchup. Polanco's numbers against Wakefield tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.449, 39% below the career mark of 0.740, with a batting average of just 0.158, 47% below their career average and below Wakefield's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Polanco striking out less often than usual, once every 21 PA versus a career rate of once every 14.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wakefield. Edge: Wakefield.
How Placido Polanco put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Placido Polanco
Matchup Details for Placido Polanco and Tim Wakefield
Stats that describe the matchup between Placido Polanco and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Placido Polanco Career Plate Appearances
7886
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
19
Placido Polanco Career At Bats
7214
Tim Wakefield Career At Bats Pitched
12388
In this matchup
0.158
Placido Polanco Career Batting Average
0.297
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs
104
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
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.014
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.049
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Placido Polanco Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.193
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
0.167
Placido Polanco Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Hit By Pitch
101
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Intentional Walks
13
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
1
Placido Polanco Career Strikeouts
538
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
21.000
Placido Polanco Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
14.660
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
2.000
Placido Polanco Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.238
Placido Polanco Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.328
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Sacrifice Hits
86
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
0
Placido Polanco Career Sacrifice Flies
56
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
In this matchup
1
Placido Polanco Career Ground into Double Play
201
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0