Jim Thome vs. John Bale — Matchup Analysis
John Bale has dominated this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Bale. Thome is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 9% below their career average and below Bale's career opposing average of 0.276. Thome also posted an OPS of 0.650, well below the career mark of 0.956. 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 Bale. Edge: Bale.
How Jim Thome put the ball into play against John Bale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Bale to Jim Thome
Matchup Details for Jim Thome and John Bale
Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Thome and John Bale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances
10313
John Bale Career Batters Faced
765
In this matchup
0.250
Jim Thome Career Batting Average
0.276
John Bale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
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
John Bale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.263
John Bale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.087
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.240
John Bale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.333
Jim Thome Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
John Bale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.334
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Hit By Pitch
69
John Bale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
7
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Intentional Walks
173
John Bale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
6
In this matchup
5.000
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.050
John Bale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.169
In this matchup
1.000
Jim Thome Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.690
John Bale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Jim Thome Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.412
John Bale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.345
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 Flies
74
John Bale Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Ground into Double Play
165
John Bale Career Double Plays Enabled
19
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0