David Wright vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has completely neutralized Wright in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Axford. Wright's numbers against Axford tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.533, 38% below the career mark of 0.867, with a batting average of just 0.200, 32% below their career average and below Axford's career opposing average of 0.243. Axford has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Wright down once every 3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Edge: Axford.
How David Wright put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to David Wright
Matchup Details for David Wright and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between David Wright and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
David Wright Career Plate Appearances
6870
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.200
David Wright Career Batting Average
0.296
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.243
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
David Wright Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
David Wright Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.136
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
David Wright Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.187
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.333
David Wright Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.339
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
David Wright Career Hit By Pitch
45
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
David Wright Career Intentional Walks
73
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
2
David Wright Career Strikeouts
1292
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
3.000
David Wright Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.320
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.500
David Wright Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
David Wright Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.380
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
David Wright Career Sacrifice Hits
0
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
David Wright Career Sacrifice Flies
65
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
David Wright Career Ground into Double Play
152
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0