George Foster vs. Larry Andersen — Matchup Analysis
Larry Andersen has completely neutralized Foster in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Andersen. Foster's numbers against Andersen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.125, 85% below the career mark of 0.818, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Andersen's career opposing average of 0.249. Even with Foster striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Andersen. Edge: Andersen.
How George Foster put the ball into play against Larry Andersen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Larry Andersen to George Foster
Matchup Details for George Foster and Larry Andersen
Stats that describe the matchup between George Foster and Larry Andersen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
George Foster Career Plate Appearances
7812
Larry Andersen Career Batters Faced
4171
In this matchup
7
George Foster Career At Bats
7023
Larry Andersen Career At Bats Pitched
3750
In this matchup
0.000
George Foster Career Batting Average
0.274
Larry Andersen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Home Runs
348
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed
58
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
George Foster Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.015
In this matchup
0.000
George Foster Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.181
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.062
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
George Foster Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.245
Larry Andersen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.077
In this matchup
0.000
George Foster Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Larry Andersen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Hit By Pitch
52
Larry Andersen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
17
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Intentional Walks
106
Larry Andersen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
64
In this matchup
1
George Foster Career Strikeouts
1419
Larry Andersen Career Strikeouts Thrown
758
In this matchup
8.000
George Foster Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.510
Larry Andersen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.503
In this matchup
1.000
George Foster Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Larry Andersen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.410
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
George Foster Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.345
Larry Andersen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.313
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
George Foster Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Larry Andersen Career Sacrifice Hits
53
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Sacrifice Flies
68
Larry Andersen Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Ground into Double Play
196
Larry Andersen Career Double Plays Enabled
71
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0