Tito Francona vs. Don Drysdale — Matchup Analysis
Don Drysdale has had the better of this matchup. Francona is hitting just 0.227 in this matchup, 16% below their career average and below Drysdale's career opposing average of 0.236. Francona also posted an OPS of 0.619, modestly below the career mark of 0.746. Drysdale has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Francona down once every 6.5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, and Francona has yet to take Drysdale deep. Slight edge: Drysdale.
How Tito Francona put the ball into play against Don Drysdale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Drysdale to Tito Francona
Matchup Details for Tito Francona and Don Drysdale
Stats that describe the matchup between Tito Francona and Don Drysdale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances
5776
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced
14097
In this matchup
22
Tito Francona Career At Bats
5121
Don Drysdale Career At Bats Pitched
13088
In this matchup
0.227
Tito Francona Career Batting Average
0.272
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Home Runs
125
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed
280
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
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.180
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.278
Tito Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Hit By Pitch
32
Don Drysdale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
154
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Intentional Walks
59
Don Drysdale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
123
In this matchup
4
Tito Francona Career Strikeouts
694
Don Drysdale Career Strikeouts Thrown
2486
In this matchup
6.500
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.671
In this matchup
1.000
Tito Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Don Drysdale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.346
Tito Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Don Drysdale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
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
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Hits
38
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Ground into Double Play
103
Don Drysdale Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0