Jim Thome vs. Matt Anderson — Matchup Analysis
Matt Anderson has completely neutralized Thome in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Anderson. Thome's numbers against Anderson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 58% below the career mark of 0.956, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Anderson's career opposing average of 0.258. Even with Thome striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Anderson. Edge: Anderson.
How Jim Thome put the ball into play against Matt Anderson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Anderson to Jim Thome
Matchup Details for Jim Thome and Matt Anderson
Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Thome and Matt Anderson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances
10313
Matt Anderson Career Batters Faced
1162
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Batting Average
0.276
Matt Anderson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.258
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
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.073
Matt Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.263
Matt Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.120
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.240
Matt Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.134
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
Matt Anderson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Hit By Pitch
69
Matt Anderson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
11
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Intentional Walks
173
Matt Anderson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Strikeouts
2548
Matt Anderson Career Strikeouts Thrown
224
In this matchup
5.000
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.050
Matt Anderson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.188
In this matchup
2.000
Jim Thome Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.690
Matt Anderson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.700
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Jim Thome Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.412
Matt Anderson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.362
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
Jim Thome Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Matt Anderson Career Sacrifice Hits
13
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Sacrifice Flies
74
Matt Anderson Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Ground into Double Play
165
Matt Anderson Career Double Plays Enabled
24
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0