Ben Zobrist vs. Jeff Locke — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Locke has had the better of this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Locke. Zobrist is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 6% below their career average and below Locke's career opposing average of 0.271. Zobrist also posted an OPS of 0.650, modestly below the career mark of 0.783. Even with Zobrist striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Locke. Slight edge: Locke.
How Ben Zobrist put the ball into play against Jeff Locke
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Locke to Ben Zobrist
Matchup Details for Ben Zobrist and Jeff Locke
Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Zobrist and Jeff Locke including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances
6836
Jeff Locke Career Batters Faced
2937
In this matchup
0.250
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average
0.266
Jeff Locke Career Opposing Batting Average
0.271
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
Jeff Locke Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Jeff Locke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.103
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Jeff Locke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.150
In this matchup
0.286
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Jeff Locke Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.309
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Hit By Pitch
31
Jeff Locke Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Intentional Walks
35
Jeff Locke Career Intentional Walks Allowed
17
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Strikeouts
994
Jeff Locke Career Strikeouts Thrown
481
In this matchup
9.000
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.880
Jeff Locke Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.106
In this matchup
2.000
Ben Zobrist Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Jeff Locke Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.550
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Ben Zobrist Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Jeff Locke Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
Jeff Locke Career Sacrifice Hits
31
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Flies
67
Jeff Locke Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Ground into Double Play
124
Jeff Locke Career Double Plays Enabled
62
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0