Chris Young vs. John Axford — Matchup Analysis
John Axford has completely neutralized Young in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Axford. Young's numbers against Axford tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 46% below the career mark of 0.743, with a batting average of just 0.200, 15% below their career average and below Axford's career opposing average of 0.243. Even with Young striking out less often than usual, once every 5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Axford. Edge: Axford.
How Chris Young put the ball into play against John Axford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Axford to Chris Young
Matchup Details for Chris Young and John Axford
Stats that describe the matchup between Chris Young and John Axford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances
5316
John Axford Career Batters Faced
2305
In this matchup
0.200
Chris Young Career Batting Average
0.236
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
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.172
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
John Axford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
0.250
Chris Young Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
John Axford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.321
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Hit By Pitch
37
John Axford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Intentional Walks
16
John Axford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
19
In this matchup
1
Chris Young Career Strikeouts
1192
John Axford Career Strikeouts Thrown
589
In this matchup
5.000
Chris Young Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.460
John Axford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.913
In this matchup
0.000
Chris Young Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
John Axford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Chris Young Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Hits
17
John Axford Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Sacrifice Flies
32
John Axford Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Chris Young Career Ground into Double Play
60
John Axford Career Double Plays Enabled
38
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0