Derek Bell vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has completely neutralized Bell in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Franco. Bell's numbers against Franco tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.347, 54% below the career mark of 0.757, with a batting average of just 0.125, 55% below their career average and below Franco's career opposing average of 0.249. Franco has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Bell down once every 4.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Edge: Franco.
How Derek Bell put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Derek Bell
Matchup Details for Derek Bell and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Derek Bell and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Derek Bell Career Plate Appearances
5068
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.125
Derek Bell Career Batting Average
0.276
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
Derek Bell Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Derek Bell Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.106
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Derek Bell Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.167
Derek Bell Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Derek Bell Career Hit By Pitch
61
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Derek Bell Career Intentional Walks
30
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
2
Derek Bell Career Strikeouts
955
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
4.500
Derek Bell Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.310
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.500
Derek Bell Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Derek Bell Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
John Franco Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Derek Bell Career Sacrifice Hits
6
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Derek Bell Career Sacrifice Flies
46
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Derek Bell Career Ground into Double Play
123
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0