Tito Francona vs. Don Larsen — Matchup Analysis
Don Larsen has had the better of this matchup. Francona is hitting just 0.229 in this matchup, 16% below their career average and below Larsen's career opposing average of 0.242. Francona also posted an OPS of 0.683, modestly below the career mark of 0.746. Larsen has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Francona down once every 4.4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, and Francona has yet to take Larsen deep. Slight edge: Larsen.
How Tito Francona put the ball into play against Don Larsen
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Larsen to Tito Francona
Matchup Details for Tito Francona and Don Larsen
Stats that describe the matchup between Tito Francona and Don Larsen including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
48
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances
5776
Don Larsen Career Batters Faced
6708
In this matchup
0.229
Tito Francona Career Batting Average
0.272
Don Larsen Career Opposing Batting Average
0.242
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Home Runs
125
Don Larsen Career Home Runs Allowed
130
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 Larsen Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Don Larsen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.090
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.180
Don Larsen Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.153
In this matchup
0.333
Tito Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Don Larsen Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Hit By Pitch
32
Don Larsen Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
16
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Intentional Walks
59
Don Larsen Career Intentional Walks Allowed
35
In this matchup
11
Tito Francona Career Strikeouts
694
Don Larsen Career Strikeouts Thrown
849
In this matchup
4.364
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Don Larsen Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.901
In this matchup
1.091
Tito Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Don Larsen Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.850
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.417
Tito Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Don Larsen Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.328
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
1
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Hits
38
Don Larsen Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Don Larsen Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
2
Tito Francona Career Ground into Double Play
103
Don Larsen Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0