Frank Thomas vs. Steve Sparks — Matchup Analysis

Steve Sparks has kept Thomas in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.890 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 9% 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 7.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sparks. Slight edge: Sparks. Context matters here.

How Frank Thomas put the ball into play against Steve Sparks

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Steve Sparks to Frank Thomas

Matchup Details for Frank Thomas and Steve Sparks

Stats that describe the matchup between Frank Thomas and Steve Sparks including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
60
Frank Thomas Career Plate Appearances
10074
Steve Sparks Career Batters Faced
5832
In this matchup
49
Frank Thomas Career At Bats
8199
Steve Sparks Career At Bats Pitched
5179
In this matchup
0.265
Frank Thomas Career Batting Average
0.301
Steve Sparks Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
In this matchup
13
Frank Thomas Career Hits
2468
Steve Sparks Career Hits Allowed
1451
In this matchup
8
Frank Thomas Career Singles
1440
In this matchup
2
Frank Thomas Career Doubles
495
In this matchup
0
Frank Thomas Career Triples
12
In this matchup
3
Frank Thomas Career Home Runs
521
Steve Sparks Career Home Runs Allowed
154

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
5
Frank Thomas Career Extra Base Hits
1028
In this matchup
0.061
Frank Thomas Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Steve Sparks Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.231
Frank Thomas Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.211
Steve Sparks Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.106

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.375
Frank Thomas Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.373
Steve Sparks Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.234
In this matchup
24
Frank Thomas Total Bases
4550
In this matchup
24
Frank Thomas Career Times on Base
4222
In this matchup
0.400
Frank Thomas Career On Base Percentage
0.419
In this matchup
0.490
Frank Thomas Career Slugging Percentage
0.555
In this matchup
0.890
Frank Thomas Career OPS
0.974
In this matchup
0.224
Frank Thomas Career Isolated Power
0.254
In this matchup
0.302
Frank Thomas Career Gross Production Average
0.327
In this matchup
0.263
Frank Thomas Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
Steve Sparks Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
7
Frank Thomas Career RBIs
1704
In this matchup
9.103
Frank Thomas Career Runs Created
1899.010
In this matchup
2
Frank Thomas Career Hit By Pitch
87
Steve Sparks Career Batters Hit By Pitch
52

Outs

In this matchup
28
In this matchup
9
Frank Thomas Career Walks
1667
Steve Sparks Career Walks Allowed
520
In this matchup
0
Frank Thomas Career Intentional Walks
168
Steve Sparks Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
8
Frank Thomas Career Strikeouts
1397
Steve Sparks Career Strikeouts Thrown
658
In this matchup
7.500
Frank Thomas Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.210
Steve Sparks Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.863
In this matchup
1.125
Frank Thomas Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.190
Steve Sparks Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.790

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.367
Frank Thomas Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.427
Steve Sparks Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.340

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
Steve Sparks Career Sacrifice Hits
27
In this matchup
0
Frank Thomas Career Sacrifice Flies
121
Steve Sparks Career Sacrifice Flies
54
In this matchup
0
Frank Thomas Career Ground into Double Play
226
Steve Sparks Career Double Plays Enabled
128

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0