George Foster vs. Vida Blue — Matchup Analysis
Vida Blue has kept Foster in check relative to their career standard. 0.308 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.727 sits 11% below where Foster typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Foster striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Blue. Slight edge: Blue. Context matters here.
How George Foster put the ball into play against Vida Blue
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vida Blue to George Foster
Matchup Details for George Foster and Vida Blue
Stats that describe the matchup between George Foster and Vida Blue including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
30
George Foster Career Plate Appearances
7812
Vida Blue Career Batters Faced
13837
In this matchup
0.308
George Foster Career Batting Average
0.274
Vida Blue Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
George Foster Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.181
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
George Foster Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.245
Vida Blue Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.121
In this matchup
0.348
George Foster Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Vida Blue Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.269
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Hit By Pitch
52
Vida Blue Career Batters Hit By Pitch
23
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
1
George Foster Career Intentional Walks
106
Vida Blue Career Intentional Walks Allowed
61
In this matchup
3
George Foster Career Strikeouts
1419
Vida Blue Career Strikeouts Thrown
2175
In this matchup
10.000
George Foster Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.510
Vida Blue Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.362
In this matchup
1.667
George Foster Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Vida Blue Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.433
George Foster Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.345
Vida Blue Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
George Foster Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Vida Blue Career Sacrifice Hits
149
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Sacrifice Flies
68
Vida Blue Career Sacrifice Flies
97
In this matchup
1
George Foster Career Ground into Double Play
196
Vida Blue Career Double Plays Enabled
218
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0