Tito Francona vs. Bob Gibson — Matchup Analysis
Bob Gibson has completely neutralized Francona in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Gibson. Francona's numbers against Gibson tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 62% below the career mark of 0.746, with a batting average of just 0.143, 47% below their career average and below Gibson's career opposing average of 0.226. Gibson has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Francona down once every 7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 8.3 PA. Edge: Gibson.
How Tito Francona put the ball into play against Bob Gibson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Gibson to Tito Francona
Matchup Details for Tito Francona and Bob Gibson
Stats that describe the matchup between Tito Francona and Bob Gibson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances
5776
Bob Gibson Career Batters Faced
16068
In this matchup
0.143
Tito Francona Career Batting Average
0.272
Bob Gibson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.226
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Home Runs
125
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed
257
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
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.078
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.180
Bob Gibson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.082
In this matchup
0.167
Tito Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Bob Gibson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.271
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Hit By Pitch
32
Bob Gibson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
102
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Intentional Walks
59
Bob Gibson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
118
In this matchup
1
Tito Francona Career Strikeouts
694
Bob Gibson Career Strikeouts Thrown
3117
In this matchup
7.000
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Bob Gibson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.155
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Bob Gibson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Tito Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Bob Gibson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Hits
38
Bob Gibson Career Sacrifice Hits
62
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Bob Gibson Career Sacrifice Flies
43
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Ground into Double Play
103
Bob Gibson Career Double Plays Enabled
46
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0