Chase Utley vs. John Thomson — Matchup Analysis
John Thomson has kept Utley in check relative to their career standard. 0.300 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.683 sits 17% below where Utley typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Utley striking out less often than usual, once every 10.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Thomson. Slight edge: Thomson. Context matters here.
How Chase Utley put the ball into play against John Thomson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Thomson to Chase Utley
Matchup Details for Chase Utley and John Thomson
Stats that describe the matchup between Chase Utley and John Thomson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Chase Utley Career Plate Appearances
7863
John Thomson Career Batters Faced
5470
In this matchup
0.300
Chase Utley Career Batting Average
0.275
John Thomson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.281
In this matchup
0
Chase Utley Career Home Runs
259
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed
154
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
Chase Utley Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.038
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Chase Utley Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.137
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Chase Utley Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.217
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.193
In this matchup
0.333
Chase Utley Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
John Thomson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Chase Utley Career Hit By Pitch
204
John Thomson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Chase Utley Career Intentional Walks
62
John Thomson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
2
Chase Utley Career Strikeouts
1193
John Thomson Career Strikeouts Thrown
800
In this matchup
10.500
Chase Utley Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.590
John Thomson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.838
In this matchup
0.500
Chase Utley Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.610
John Thomson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Chase Utley Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.340
John Thomson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.328
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
Chase Utley Career Sacrifice Hits
6
John Thomson Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Chase Utley Career Sacrifice Flies
72
John Thomson Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
1
Chase Utley Career Ground into Double Play
93
John Thomson Career Double Plays Enabled
122
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0