Julio Franco vs. Bruce Chen — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Chen has completely neutralized Franco in this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Chen. Franco's numbers against Chen tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.533, 32% below the career mark of 0.782, with a batting average of just 0.200, 33% below their career average and below Chen's career opposing average of 0.266. Edge: Chen.
How Julio Franco put the ball into play against Bruce Chen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Chen to Julio Franco
Matchup Details for Julio Franco and Bruce Chen
Stats that describe the matchup between Julio Franco and Bruce Chen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Julio Franco Career Plate Appearances
9731
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced
6619
In this matchup
0.200
Julio Franco Career Batting Average
0.298
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
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
Julio Franco Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Julio Franco Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.163
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Julio Franco Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.129
Bruce Chen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.225
In this matchup
0.200
Julio Franco Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.333
Bruce Chen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Julio Franco Career Hit By Pitch
38
Bruce Chen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Julio Franco Career Intentional Walks
67
Bruce Chen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
40
In this matchup
0
Julio Franco Career Strikeouts
1341
Bruce Chen Career Strikeouts Thrown
1140
In this matchup
0.000
Julio Franco Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.260
Bruce Chen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.806
In this matchup
0.000
Julio Franco Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Bruce Chen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Julio Franco Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.367
Bruce Chen 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
Julio Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
19
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Hits
45
In this matchup
0
Julio Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
80
Bruce Chen Career Sacrifice Flies
53
In this matchup
1
Julio Franco Career Ground into Double Play
312
Bruce Chen Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0