Michael Taylor vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has completely neutralized Taylor in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Axford. Taylor's numbers against Axford tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 50% below the career mark of 0.667, with a batting average of just 0.167, 28% below their career average and below Axford's career opposing average of 0.243. Axford has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Taylor down once every 1.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 3.3 PA. Edge: Axford.
How Michael Taylor put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Michael Taylor
Matchup Details for Michael Taylor and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Michael Taylor and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Michael Taylor Career Plate Appearances
3801
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.167
Michael Taylor Career Batting Average
0.232
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
0
Michael Taylor Career Home Runs
109
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed
50
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
Michael Taylor Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.031
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Taylor Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Taylor Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.094
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.500
Michael Taylor Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.313
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Michael Taylor Career Hit By Pitch
17
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Michael Taylor Career Intentional Walks
15
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
4
Michael Taylor Career Strikeouts
1164
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
1.500
Michael Taylor Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.270
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.000
Michael Taylor Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.230
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Michael Taylor Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.285
John Axford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Michael Taylor Career Sacrifice Hits
21
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Michael Taylor Career Sacrifice Flies
20
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Michael Taylor Career Ground into Double Play
54
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0