Mark Trumbo vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has kept Trumbo in check relative to their career standard. With only 8 plate appearances this is early evidence, but it leans Axford. An OPS of 0.821 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 8% below where Trumbo typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Axford has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Trumbo down once every 2.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4 PA. Slight edge: Axford. Context matters here.
How Mark Trumbo put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Mark Trumbo
Matchup Details for Mark Trumbo and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark Trumbo and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Mark Trumbo Career Plate Appearances
4419
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.143
Mark Trumbo Career Batting Average
0.249
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.143
Mark Trumbo Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.053
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
1.000
Mark Trumbo Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.214
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Mark Trumbo Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.199
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Trumbo Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Mark Trumbo Career Hit By Pitch
16
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Mark Trumbo Career Intentional Walks
20
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
Mark Trumbo Career Strikeouts
1097
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
2.667
Mark Trumbo Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.030
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.333
Mark Trumbo Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Mark Trumbo Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.303
John Axford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Mark Trumbo Career Sacrifice Hits
0
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Mark Trumbo Career Sacrifice Flies
19
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Mark Trumbo Career Ground into Double Play
106
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0