Jim Thome vs. Mariano Rivera — Matchup Analysis

Mariano Rivera has kept Thome in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.945 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 1% below where Thome typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Thome striking out less often than usual, once every 5.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Rivera. Slight edge: Rivera. Context matters here.

How Jim Thome put the ball into play against Mariano Rivera

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mariano Rivera to Jim Thome

Matchup Details for Jim Thome and Mariano Rivera

Stats that describe the matchup between Jim Thome and Mariano Rivera including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances
10313
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Faced
5103
In this matchup
15
Jim Thome Career At Bats
8422
Mariano Rivera Career At Bats Pitched
4720
In this matchup
0.200
Jim Thome Career Batting Average
0.276
Mariano Rivera Career Opposing Batting Average
0.211
In this matchup
3
Jim Thome Career Hits
2328
Mariano Rivera Career Hits Allowed
998
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Singles
1239
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Doubles
451
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Triples
26
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Home Runs
612
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed
71

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
2
Jim Thome Career Extra Base Hits
1089
In this matchup
0.067
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.073
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.333
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.263
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.071

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
Jim Thome Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.240
Mariano Rivera Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.061
In this matchup
7
Jim Thome Total Bases
4667
In this matchup
11
Jim Thome Career Times on Base
4144
In this matchup
0.478
Jim Thome Career On Base Percentage
0.402
In this matchup
0.467
Jim Thome Career Slugging Percentage
0.554
In this matchup
0.945
Jim Thome Career OPS
0.956
In this matchup
0.267
Jim Thome Career Isolated Power
0.278
In this matchup
0.332
Jim Thome Career Gross Production Average
0.319
In this matchup
0.200
Jim Thome Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
Mariano Rivera Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.267
In this matchup
2
Jim Thome Career RBIs
1699
In this matchup
3.348
Jim Thome Career Runs Created
1863.740
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Hit By Pitch
69
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46

Outs

In this matchup
8
In this matchup
7
Jim Thome Career Walks
1747
Mariano Rivera Career Walks Allowed
286
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Intentional Walks
173
Mariano Rivera Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
4
Jim Thome Career Strikeouts
2548
Mariano Rivera Career Strikeouts Thrown
1173
In this matchup
5.500
Jim Thome Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.050
Mariano Rivera Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.350
In this matchup
2.000
Jim Thome Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.690
Mariano Rivera Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.240

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Jim Thome Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.412
Mariano Rivera Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.260

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
Mariano Rivera Career Sacrifice Hits
26
In this matchup
0
Jim Thome Career Sacrifice Flies
74
Mariano Rivera Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
1
Jim Thome Career Ground into Double Play
165
Mariano Rivera Career Double Plays Enabled
88

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0