Tito Francona vs. Bill Kunkel — Matchup Analysis
Tito Francona has absolutely raked against Kunkel. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Francona. Francona's production against Kunkel has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.200, 61% above the career mark of 0.746, with a batting average of 0.400, 47% above their career average and above Kunkel's career opposing average of 0.267. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.3 PA, Francona is still posting above-career production against Kunkel. Edge: Francona.
How Tito Francona put the ball into play against Bill Kunkel
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bill Kunkel to Tito Francona
Matchup Details for Tito Francona and Bill Kunkel
Stats that describe the matchup between Tito Francona and Bill Kunkel including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances
5776
Bill Kunkel Career Batters Faced
623
In this matchup
0.400
Tito Francona Career Batting Average
0.272
Bill Kunkel Career Opposing Batting Average
0.267
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Home Runs
125
Bill Kunkel Career Home Runs Allowed
17
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
Bill Kunkel Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Bill Kunkel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.111
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.180
Bill Kunkel Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.205
In this matchup
0.500
Tito Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Bill Kunkel Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Hit By Pitch
32
Bill Kunkel Career Batters Hit By Pitch
0
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Intentional Walks
59
Bill Kunkel Career Intentional Walks Allowed
5
In this matchup
1
Tito Francona Career Strikeouts
694
Bill Kunkel Career Strikeouts Thrown
83
In this matchup
5.000
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Bill Kunkel Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.506
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Bill Kunkel Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.590
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Tito Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Bill Kunkel Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.332
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
Bill Kunkel Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Bill Kunkel Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Ground into Double Play
103
Bill Kunkel Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0