George Foster vs. Tommy John — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Foster is hitting 0.316 here, 15% above their career average, while John's career opposing average is 0.264. Foster also posted an OPS of 0.869, close to the career mark of 0.818. John has had the edge in strikeouts, with Foster going down once every 5.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA. No clear edge.

How George Foster put the ball into play against Tommy John

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tommy John to George Foster

Matchup Details for George Foster and Tommy John

Stats that describe the matchup between George Foster and Tommy John including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
60
George Foster Career Plate Appearances
7812
Tommy John Career Batters Faced
19692
In this matchup
57
George Foster Career At Bats
7023
Tommy John Career At Bats Pitched
18101
In this matchup
0.316
George Foster Career Batting Average
0.274
Tommy John Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
18
George Foster Career Hits
1925
Tommy John Career Hits Allowed
4783
In this matchup
13
George Foster Career Singles
1223
In this matchup
2
George Foster Career Doubles
307
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Triples
47
In this matchup
3
George Foster Career Home Runs
348
Tommy John Career Home Runs Allowed
302

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
5
George Foster Career Extra Base Hits
702
In this matchup
0.053
George Foster Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Tommy John Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.167
George Foster Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.181
Tommy John Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.063

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.273
George Foster Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.245
Tommy John Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.135
In this matchup
29
George Foster Total Bases
3370
In this matchup
22
George Foster Career Times on Base
2643
In this matchup
0.361
George Foster Career On Base Percentage
0.339
In this matchup
0.509
George Foster Career Slugging Percentage
0.480
In this matchup
0.869
George Foster Career OPS
0.818
In this matchup
0.193
George Foster Career Isolated Power
0.206
In this matchup
0.289
George Foster Career Gross Production Average
0.272
In this matchup
0.349
George Foster Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Tommy John Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
In this matchup
10
George Foster Career RBIs
1239
In this matchup
10.459
George Foster Career Runs Created
1128.400
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Hit By Pitch
52
Tommy John Career Batters Hit By Pitch
98

Outs

In this matchup
27
In this matchup
3
George Foster Career Walks
666
Tommy John Career Walks Allowed
1259
In this matchup
1
George Foster Career Intentional Walks
106
Tommy John Career Intentional Walks Allowed
102
In this matchup
11
George Foster Career Strikeouts
1419
Tommy John Career Strikeouts Thrown
2245
In this matchup
5.455
George Foster Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.510
Tommy John Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.771
In this matchup
0.364
George Foster Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
Tommy John Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.367
George Foster Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.345
Tommy John Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312

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
Tommy John Career Sacrifice Hits
156
In this matchup
0
George Foster Career Sacrifice Flies
68
Tommy John Career Sacrifice Flies
78
In this matchup
4
George Foster Career Ground into Double Play
196
Tommy John Career Double Plays Enabled
383

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0