John Buck vs. Jeff Francis — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Francis has had the better of this matchup. Buck is hitting just 0.273 in this matchup, 17% above their career average and below Francis's career opposing average of 0.289. Buck also posted an OPS of 0.636, modestly below the career mark of 0.698. Buck has yet to take Francis deep across 11 plate appearances. Slight edge: Francis.
How John Buck put the ball into play against Jeff Francis
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Francis to John Buck
Matchup Details for John Buck and Jeff Francis
Stats that describe the matchup between John Buck and Jeff Francis including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
John Buck Career Plate Appearances
4009
Jeff Francis Career Batters Faced
5645
In this matchup
0.273
John Buck Career Batting Average
0.234
Jeff Francis Career Opposing Batting Average
0.289
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
John Buck Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Jeff Francis Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Jeff Francis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.140
Jeff Francis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.185
In this matchup
0.273
John Buck Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.279
Jeff Francis Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.323
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Hit By Pitch
51
Jeff Francis Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Intentional Walks
23
Jeff Francis Career Intentional Walks Allowed
48
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Strikeouts
959
Jeff Francis Career Strikeouts Thrown
869
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.180
Jeff Francis Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.496
In this matchup
0.000
John Buck Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.320
Jeff Francis Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
John Buck Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.293
Jeff Francis Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.338
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
John Buck Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Jeff Francis Career Sacrifice Hits
56
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Sacrifice Flies
26
Jeff Francis Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
John Buck Career Ground into Double Play
86
Jeff Francis Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0