Jim Thome vs. Eric Gunderson — Matchup Analysis
Eric Gunderson has completely neutralized Thome in this matchup. Thome's numbers against Gunderson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.597, 38% below the career mark of 0.956, with a batting average of just 0.143, 48% below their career average and below Gunderson's career opposing average of 0.299. Even with Thome striking out less often than usual, once every 11 PA versus a career rate of once every 4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Gunderson. Edge: Gunderson.
How Jim Thome put the ball into play against Eric Gunderson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Eric Gunderson to Jim Thome
Matchup Details for Jim Thome and Eric Gunderson
Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Thome and Eric Gunderson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances
10313
Eric Gunderson Career Batters Faced
1031
In this matchup
0.143
Jim Thome Career Batting Average
0.276
Eric Gunderson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.299
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
Eric Gunderson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.263
Eric Gunderson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.106
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.240
Eric Gunderson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.212
In this matchup
0.167
Jim Thome Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
Eric Gunderson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.326
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Hit By Pitch
69
Eric Gunderson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Intentional Walks
173
Eric Gunderson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
18
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Strikeouts
2548
Eric Gunderson Career Strikeouts Thrown
137
In this matchup
11.000
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.050
Eric Gunderson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.526
In this matchup
4.000
Jim Thome Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.690
Eric Gunderson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.610
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.455
Jim Thome Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.412
Eric Gunderson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.365
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
Eric Gunderson Career Sacrifice Hits
6
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Sacrifice Flies
74
Eric Gunderson Career Sacrifice Flies
14
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Ground into Double Play
165
Eric Gunderson Career Double Plays Enabled
25
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0