George Springer vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
George Springer has absolutely raked against Axford. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Springer. Springer's production against Axford has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.232, 48% above the career mark of 0.831, with a batting average of 0.286, 7% above their career average and above Axford's career opposing average of 0.243. Despite striking out once every 2 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.8 PA, Springer is still posting above-career production against Axford. Edge: Springer.
How George Springer put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to George Springer
Matchup Details for George Springer and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between George Springer and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
George Springer Career Plate Appearances
6352
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.286
George Springer Career Batting Average
0.266
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
1
George Springer Career Home Runs
293
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed
50
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.143
George Springer Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.053
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.500
George Springer Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.198
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
George Springer Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.223
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.500
George Springer Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
George Springer Career Hit By Pitch
85
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
George Springer Career Intentional Walks
14
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
4
George Springer Career Strikeouts
1315
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
2.000
George Springer Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.830
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.250
George Springer Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.510
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
George Springer Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.342
John Axford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
George Springer Career Sacrifice Hits
2
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
George Springer Career Sacrifice Flies
34
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
George Springer Career Ground into Double Play
121
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0