Hank Blalock vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has completely neutralized Blalock in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Franco. Blalock's numbers against Franco tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 49% below the career mark of 0.791, with a batting average of just 0.200, 26% below their career average and below Franco's career opposing average of 0.249. Franco has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Blalock down once every 1.7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA. Edge: Franco.
How Hank Blalock put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Hank Blalock
Matchup Details for Hank Blalock and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Blalock and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances
3928
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.200
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average
0.269
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
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.213
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.500
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Hit By Pitch
19
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Intentional Walks
22
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
3
Hank Blalock Career Strikeouts
720
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
1.667
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.460
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Hank Blalock 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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Hits
2
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Flies
27
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Ground into Double Play
87
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0