Jim Thome vs. Matt Garza — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Thome is hitting 0.200 here, 28% below their career average, while Garza's career opposing average is 0.256. Thome also posted an OPS of 1.356, close to the career mark of 0.956. Garza has had the edge in strikeouts, with Thome going down once every 2.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4 PA. No clear edge.
How Jim Thome put the ball into play against Matt Garza
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Garza to Jim Thome
Matchup Details for Jim Thome and Matt Garza
Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Thome and Matt Garza including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances
10313
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced
7313
In this matchup
0.200
Jim Thome Career Batting Average
0.276
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average
0.256
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.200
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.073
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
1.000
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.263
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.118
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.240
Matt Garza Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.143
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
Matt Garza Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Hit By Pitch
69
Matt Garza Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Intentional Walks
173
Matt Garza Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
3
Jim Thome Career Strikeouts
2548
Matt Garza Career Strikeouts Thrown
1380
In this matchup
2.667
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.050
Matt Garza Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.299
In this matchup
1.333
Jim Thome Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.690
Matt Garza Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.625
Jim Thome Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.412
Matt Garza Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Sacrifice Flies
74
Matt Garza Career Sacrifice Flies
49
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Ground into Double Play
165
Matt Garza Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0