Ben Zobrist vs. Grant Balfour — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Zobrist is hitting 0.200 here, 25% below their career average, while Balfour's career opposing average is 0.209. Zobrist also posted an OPS of 0.733, close to the career mark of 0.783. Balfour has had the edge in strikeouts, with Zobrist going down once every 6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Ben Zobrist put the ball into play against Grant Balfour
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Grant Balfour to Ben Zobrist
Matchup Details for Ben Zobrist and Grant Balfour
Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Zobrist and Grant Balfour including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances
6836
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced
2241
In this matchup
0.200
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average
0.266
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average
0.209
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs
167
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed
47
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
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Grant Balfour Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.082
In this matchup
0.250
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Grant Balfour Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Hit By Pitch
31
Grant Balfour Career Batters Hit By Pitch
8
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Intentional Walks
35
Grant Balfour Career Intentional Walks Allowed
14
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Strikeouts
994
Grant Balfour Career Strikeouts Thrown
571
In this matchup
6.000
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.880
Grant Balfour Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.925
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Grant Balfour Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Ben Zobrist Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Grant Balfour Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Hits
15
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Flies
67
Grant Balfour Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Ground into Double Play
124
Grant Balfour Career Double Plays Enabled
31
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0