Jose Cruz vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has completely neutralized Cruz in this matchup. Cruz's numbers against Franco tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.399, 48% below the career mark of 0.774, with a batting average of just 0.176, 38% below their career average and below Franco's career opposing average of 0.249. Even with Cruz striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Franco. Edge: Franco.
How Jose Cruz put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Jose Cruz
Matchup Details for Jose Cruz and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Jose Cruz and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Jose Cruz Career Plate Appearances
8931
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.176
Jose Cruz Career Batting Average
0.284
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
Jose Cruz Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Cruz Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.073
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jose Cruz Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.160
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.200
Jose Cruz Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Jose Cruz Career Hit By Pitch
7
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Jose Cruz Career Intentional Walks
142
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
2
Jose Cruz Career Strikeouts
1031
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
9.000
Jose Cruz Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.660
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.500
Jose Cruz Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Jose Cruz Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.368
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
Jose Cruz Career Sacrifice Hits
27
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Jose Cruz Career Sacrifice Flies
82
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
1
Jose Cruz Career Ground into Double Play
119
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0