Mark Teixeira vs. Tim Wakefield — Matchup Analysis
Tim Wakefield has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.262, 3% below their career average and above Wakefield's career opposing average of 0.254, Teixeira's OPS of 0.724 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.870. Even with Teixeira striking out less often than usual, once every 6.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Wakefield. Slight edge: Wakefield.
How Mark Teixeira put the ball into play against Tim Wakefield
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tim Wakefield to Mark Teixeira
Matchup Details for Mark Teixeira and Tim Wakefield
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark Teixeira and Tim Wakefield including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
47
Mark Teixeira Career Plate Appearances
8029
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced
13939
In this matchup
42
Mark Teixeira Career At Bats
6936
Tim Wakefield Career At Bats Pitched
12388
In this matchup
0.262
Mark Teixeira Career Batting Average
0.269
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
1
Mark Teixeira Career Home Runs
409
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
0.024
Mark Teixeira Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.059
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.091
Mark Teixeira Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.220
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.143
Mark Teixeira Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.284
Tim Wakefield Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.194
In this matchup
0.286
Mark Teixeira Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
Tim Wakefield Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
In this matchup
1
Mark Teixeira Career Hit By Pitch
111
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Hit By Pitch
186
Outs
In this matchup
25
In this matchup
0
Mark Teixeira Career Intentional Walks
91
Tim Wakefield Career Intentional Walks Allowed
33
In this matchup
7
Mark Teixeira Career Strikeouts
1441
Tim Wakefield Career Strikeouts Thrown
2156
In this matchup
6.714
Mark Teixeira Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.570
Tim Wakefield Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.465
In this matchup
0.429
Mark Teixeira Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.640
Tim Wakefield Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.298
Mark Teixeira Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.358
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mark Teixeira Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Hits
51
In this matchup
1
Mark Teixeira Career Sacrifice Flies
64
Tim Wakefield Career Sacrifice Flies
109
In this matchup
2
Mark Teixeira Career Ground into Double Play
158
Tim Wakefield Career Double Plays Enabled
232
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0