Matt Stairs vs. Matt Thornton — Matchup Analysis
Matt Thornton has completely neutralized Stairs in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Thornton. Stairs's numbers against Thornton tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 76% below the career mark of 0.832, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Thornton's career opposing average of 0.239. Thornton has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Stairs down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.4 PA. Edge: Thornton.
How Matt Stairs put the ball into play against Matt Thornton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Thornton to Matt Stairs
Matchup Details for Matt Stairs and Matt Thornton
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Stairs and Matt Thornton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Matt Stairs Career Plate Appearances
6023
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced
2799
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Stairs Career Batting Average
0.263
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
0
Matt Stairs Career Home Runs
265
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed
52
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
Matt Stairs Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.051
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Stairs Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.194
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.088
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Stairs Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.236
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.081
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Stairs Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Matt Stairs Career Hit By Pitch
57
Matt Thornton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Matt Stairs Career Intentional Walks
59
Matt Thornton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
1
Matt Stairs Career Strikeouts
1122
Matt Thornton Career Strikeouts Thrown
642
In this matchup
5.000
Matt Stairs Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.370
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.360
In this matchup
1.000
Matt Stairs Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.640
Matt Thornton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Matt Stairs Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Matt Thornton 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
Matt Stairs Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Matt Stairs Career Sacrifice Flies
40
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
2
Matt Stairs Career Ground into Double Play
109
Matt Thornton Career Double Plays Enabled
61
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0