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
4
Jim Thome Career At Bats
8422
John Bale Career At Bats Pitched
664
In this matchup
0.250
Jim Thome Career Batting Average
0.276
John Bale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.276
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Hits
2328
John Bale Career Hits Allowed
183
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Singles
1239
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Doubles
451
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Triples
26
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Home Runs
612
John Bale Career Home Runs Allowed
16

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
Jim Thome Career Extra Base Hits
1089
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
1
Jim Thome Total Bases
4667
In this matchup
2
Jim Thome Career Times on Base
4144
In this matchup
0.400
Jim Thome Career On Base Percentage
0.402
In this matchup
0.250
Jim Thome Career Slugging Percentage
0.554
In this matchup
0.650
Jim Thome Career OPS
0.956
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Isolated Power
0.278
In this matchup
0.243
Jim Thome Career Gross Production Average
0.319
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
1
Jim Thome Career RBIs
1699
In this matchup
0.400
Jim Thome Career Runs Created
1863.740
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
1
Jim Thome Career Walks
1747
John Bale Career Walks Allowed
75
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Intentional Walks
173
John Bale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
6
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Strikeouts
2548
John Bale Career Strikeouts Thrown
148
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 Hits
1
John Bale Career Sacrifice Hits
7
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