Larry Walker vs. John Thomson — Matchup Analysis
John Thomson has completely neutralized Walker in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Thomson. Walker's numbers against Thomson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.533, 45% below the career mark of 0.965, with a batting average of just 0.200, 36% below their career average and below Thomson's career opposing average of 0.281. Thomson has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Walker down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.5 PA. Edge: Thomson.
How Larry Walker put the ball into play against John Thomson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Thomson to Larry Walker
Matchup Details for Larry Walker and John Thomson
Stats that describe the matchup between Larry Walker and John Thomson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Larry Walker Career Plate Appearances
8030
John Thomson Career Batters Faced
5470
In this matchup
0.200
Larry Walker Career Batting Average
0.313
John Thomson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.281
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Home Runs
383
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
Larry Walker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.056
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Walker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.177
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.110
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Walker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.311
John Thomson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.193
In this matchup
0.333
Larry Walker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.332
John Thomson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Hit By Pitch
138
John Thomson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
28
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Intentional Walks
117
John Thomson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
26
In this matchup
2
Larry Walker Career Strikeouts
1231
John Thomson Career Strikeouts Thrown
800
In this matchup
3.000
Larry Walker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.520
John Thomson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.838
In this matchup
0.500
Larry Walker Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
John Thomson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.460
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Larry Walker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.397
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
Larry Walker Career Sacrifice Hits
7
John Thomson Career Sacrifice Hits
58
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Sacrifice Flies
65
John Thomson Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Larry Walker Career Ground into Double Play
153
John Thomson Career Double Plays Enabled
122
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0