Jeff Francoeur vs. Mark Melancon — Matchup Analysis
Mark Melancon has completely neutralized Francoeur in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Melancon. Francoeur's numbers against Melancon tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 44% below the career mark of 0.720, with a batting average of just 0.200, 23% below their career average and below Melancon's career opposing average of 0.239. Melancon has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Francoeur down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.2 PA. Edge: Melancon.
How Jeff Francoeur put the ball into play against Mark Melancon
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mark Melancon to Jeff Francoeur
Matchup Details for Jeff Francoeur and Mark Melancon
Stats that describe the matchup between Jeff Francoeur and Mark Melancon including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Jeff Francoeur Career Plate Appearances
5660
Mark Melancon Career Batters Faced
2981
In this matchup
5
Jeff Francoeur Career At Bats
5260
Mark Melancon Career At Bats Pitched
2745
In this matchup
0.200
Jeff Francoeur Career Batting Average
0.261
Mark Melancon Career Opposing Batting Average
0.239
In this matchup
0
Jeff Francoeur Career Home Runs
160
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed
44
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
Jeff Francoeur Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.016
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff Francoeur Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.117
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.067
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff Francoeur Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.148
Mark Melancon Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.068
In this matchup
0.250
Jeff Francoeur Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Mark Melancon Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Jeff Francoeur Career Hit By Pitch
60
Mark Melancon Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Jeff Francoeur Career Intentional Walks
48
Mark Melancon Career Intentional Walks Allowed
23
In this matchup
1
Jeff Francoeur Career Strikeouts
1080
Mark Melancon Career Strikeouts Thrown
643
In this matchup
5.000
Jeff Francoeur Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.240
Mark Melancon Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.636
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff Francoeur Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.260
Mark Melancon Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.300
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Jeff Francoeur Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.301
Mark Melancon Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.293
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
Jeff Francoeur Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Mark Melancon Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Jeff Francoeur Career Sacrifice Flies
54
Mark Melancon Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Jeff Francoeur Career Ground into Double Play
126
Mark Melancon Career Double Plays Enabled
70
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0