Danny Valencia vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Valencia is hitting 0.143 here, 47% below their career average, while Axford's career opposing average is 0.243. Valencia also posted an OPS of 0.821, close to the career mark of 0.742. Axford has had the edge in strikeouts, with Valencia going down once every 2.7 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 4.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Danny Valencia put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Danny Valencia
Matchup Details for Danny Valencia and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Danny Valencia and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Danny Valencia Career Plate Appearances
3222
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.143
Danny Valencia Career Batting Average
0.268
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
In this matchup
1
Danny Valencia Career Home Runs
96
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed
50
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
0.143
Danny Valencia Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.032
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
1.000
Danny Valencia Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.121
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.333
Danny Valencia Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.147
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.000
Danny Valencia Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Danny Valencia Career Hit By Pitch
8
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Danny Valencia Career Intentional Walks
8
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
3
Danny Valencia Career Strikeouts
651
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
2.667
Danny Valencia Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.950
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.333
Danny Valencia Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.330
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Danny Valencia Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.317
John Axford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Danny Valencia Career Sacrifice Hits
1
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Danny Valencia Career Sacrifice Flies
33
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Danny Valencia Career Ground into Double Play
93
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0