Ben Zobrist vs. Matt Thornton — Matchup Analysis
Ben Zobrist has absolutely raked against Thornton. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Zobrist. Zobrist's production against Thornton has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.089, 39% above the career mark of 0.783, with a batting average of 0.286, 7% above their career average and above Thornton's career opposing average of 0.239. Zobrist has made good contact too, striking out once every 8 plate appearances rather than the career rate of once every 6.9 PA, and going deep at or above the career pace. Edge: Zobrist.
How Ben Zobrist put the ball into play against Matt Thornton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Matt Thornton to Ben Zobrist
Matchup Details for Ben Zobrist and Matt Thornton
Stats that describe the matchup between Ben Zobrist and Matt Thornton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances
6836
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced
2799
In this matchup
0.286
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average
0.266
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs
167
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed
52
Grand Slams
In this matchup
1
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.143
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.500
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.088
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.168
Matt Thornton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.081
In this matchup
0.200
Ben Zobrist Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Matt Thornton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Hit By Pitch
31
Matt Thornton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Intentional Walks
35
Matt Thornton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
37
In this matchup
1
Ben Zobrist Career Strikeouts
994
Matt Thornton Career Strikeouts Thrown
642
In this matchup
8.000
Ben Zobrist Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.880
Matt Thornton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.360
In this matchup
1.000
Ben Zobrist Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Matt Thornton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Ben Zobrist Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.356
Matt Thornton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
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
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Sacrifice Flies
67
Matt Thornton Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Ben Zobrist Career Ground into Double Play
124
Matt Thornton Career Double Plays Enabled
61
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0