John Thomson vs. Brandon Backe — Matchup Analysis
John Thomson has absolutely raked against Backe. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Thomson. Thomson's production against Backe has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.667, 48% above the career mark of 0.449, with a batting average of 0.333, 68% above their career average and above Backe's career opposing average of 0.280. Thomson has made good contact, striking out once every 5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 2.9 PA. Edge: Thomson.
How John Thomson put the ball into play against Brandon Backe
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Brandon Backe to John Thomson
Matchup Details for John Thomson and Brandon Backe
Stats that describe the matchup between John Thomson and Brandon Backe including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Thomson Career Plate Appearances
381
Brandon Backe Career Batters Faced
2332
In this matchup
0.333
John Thomson Career Batting Average
0.198
Brandon Backe Career Opposing Batting Average
0.280
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
John Thomson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.000
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.042
In this matchup
0.000
John Thomson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.000
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.152
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Thomson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.000
Brandon Backe Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.242
In this matchup
0.500
John Thomson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.335
Brandon Backe Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
In this matchup
0
John Thomson Career Hit By Pitch
0
Brandon Backe Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
John Thomson Career Intentional Walks
0
Brandon Backe Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
John Thomson Career Strikeouts
133
Brandon Backe Career Strikeouts Thrown
360
In this matchup
5.000
John Thomson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
2.860
Brandon Backe Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.478
In this matchup
0.000
John Thomson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.090
Brandon Backe Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.660
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
John Thomson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.197
Brandon Backe Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.352
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
2
John Thomson Career Sacrifice Hits
48
Brandon Backe Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
John Thomson Career Sacrifice Flies
3
Brandon Backe Career Sacrifice Flies
9
In this matchup
0
John Thomson Career Ground into Double Play
3
Brandon Backe Career Double Plays Enabled
47
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0