Jim Thome vs. Eddie Guardado — Matchup Analysis
Eddie Guardado has completely neutralized Thome in this matchup. Thome's numbers against Guardado tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.471, 51% below the career mark of 0.956, with a batting average of just 0.182, 34% below their career average and below Guardado's career opposing average of 0.251. Guardado has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Thome down once every 1.8 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4 PA, and Thome has yet to take Guardado deep. Edge: Guardado.
How Jim Thome put the ball into play against Eddie Guardado
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Eddie Guardado to Jim Thome
Matchup Details for Jim Thome and Eddie Guardado
Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Thome and Eddie Guardado including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances
10313
Eddie Guardado Career Batters Faced
4011
In this matchup
0.182
Jim Thome Career Batting Average
0.276
Eddie Guardado Career Opposing Batting Average
0.251
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Home Runs
612
Eddie Guardado Career Home Runs Allowed
138
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
Eddie Guardado Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.039
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.263
Eddie Guardado Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.154
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.240
Eddie Guardado Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.173
In this matchup
0.462
Jim Thome Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
Eddie Guardado Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Hit By Pitch
69
Eddie Guardado Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Intentional Walks
173
Eddie Guardado Career Intentional Walks Allowed
39
In this matchup
20
Jim Thome Career Strikeouts
2548
Eddie Guardado Career Strikeouts Thrown
798
In this matchup
1.750
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.050
Eddie Guardado Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.026
In this matchup
0.100
Jim Thome Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.690
Eddie Guardado Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.229
Jim Thome Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.412
Eddie Guardado Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Eddie Guardado Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Sacrifice Flies
74
Eddie Guardado Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Ground into Double Play
165
Eddie Guardado Career Double Plays Enabled
51
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0