Frank Thomas vs. Jeremy Affeldt — Matchup Analysis
Jeremy Affeldt has kept Thomas in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.875 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 10% below where Thomas typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Thomas striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Affeldt. Slight edge: Affeldt. Context matters here.
How Frank Thomas put the ball into play against Jeremy Affeldt
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeremy Affeldt to Frank Thomas
Matchup Details for Frank Thomas and Jeremy Affeldt
Stats that describe the matchup between Frank Thomas and Jeremy Affeldt including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Frank Thomas Career Plate Appearances
10074
Jeremy Affeldt Career Batters Faced
4034
In this matchup
0.250
Frank Thomas Career Batting Average
0.301
Jeremy Affeldt Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
In this matchup
0
Frank Thomas Career Home Runs
521
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed
76
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
Frank Thomas Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Frank Thomas Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.211
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.084
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Frank Thomas Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.373
Jeremy Affeldt Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.106
In this matchup
0.286
Frank Thomas Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
Jeremy Affeldt Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Frank Thomas Career Hit By Pitch
87
Jeremy Affeldt Career Batters Hit By Pitch
42
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Frank Thomas Career Intentional Walks
168
Jeremy Affeldt Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
1
Frank Thomas Career Strikeouts
1397
Jeremy Affeldt Career Strikeouts Thrown
720
In this matchup
12.000
Frank Thomas Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.210
Jeremy Affeldt Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.603
In this matchup
4.000
Frank Thomas Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.190
Jeremy Affeldt Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Frank Thomas Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.427
Jeremy Affeldt 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
Frank Thomas Career Sacrifice Hits
0
Jeremy Affeldt Career Sacrifice Hits
42
In this matchup
0
Frank Thomas Career Sacrifice Flies
121
Jeremy Affeldt Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Frank Thomas Career Ground into Double Play
226
Jeremy Affeldt Career Double Plays Enabled
102
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0