Alex Rodriguez vs. John Bale — Matchup Analysis
John Bale has completely neutralized Rodriguez in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Bale. Rodriguez's numbers against Bale tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.533, 43% below the career mark of 0.930, with a batting average of just 0.200, 32% below their career average and below Bale's career opposing average of 0.276. Bale has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Rodriguez down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Edge: Bale.
How Alex Rodriguez put the ball into play against John Bale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Bale to Alex Rodriguez
Matchup Details for Alex Rodriguez and John Bale
Stats that describe the matchup between Alex Rodriguez and John Bale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Alex Rodriguez Career Plate Appearances
12207
John Bale Career Batters Faced
765
In this matchup
0.200
Alex Rodriguez Career Batting Average
0.295
John Bale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
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
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.066
John Bale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.223
John Bale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.087
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.304
John Bale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.250
Alex Rodriguez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
John Bale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.334
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Hit By Pitch
176
John Bale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
7
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
1
Alex Rodriguez Career Intentional Walks
97
John Bale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
6
In this matchup
1
Alex Rodriguez Career Strikeouts
2287
John Bale Career Strikeouts Thrown
148
In this matchup
5.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.340
John Bale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.169
In this matchup
1.000
Alex Rodriguez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
John Bale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Alex Rodriguez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.373
John Bale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.345
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
Alex Rodriguez Career Sacrifice Hits
16
John Bale Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Sacrifice Flies
111
John Bale Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Alex Rodriguez Career Ground into Double Play
261
John Bale Career Double Plays Enabled
19
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0