Tito Francona vs. Tom Seaver — Matchup Analysis
Tom Seaver has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.231, 15% below their career average and above Seaver's career opposing average of 0.225, Francona's OPS of 0.607 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.746. Even with Francona striking out less often than usual, once every 13.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Seaver. Slight edge: Seaver.
How Tito Francona put the ball into play against Tom Seaver
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tom Seaver to Tito Francona
Matchup Details for Tito Francona and Tom Seaver
Stats that describe the matchup between Tito Francona and Tom Seaver including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
27
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances
5776
Tom Seaver Career Batters Faced
19369
In this matchup
0.231
Tito Francona Career Batting Average
0.272
Tom Seaver Career Opposing Batting Average
0.225
In this matchup
1
Tito Francona Career Home Runs
125
Tom Seaver Career Home Runs Allowed
380
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
0.038
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Tom Seaver Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.167
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Tom Seaver Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.096
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.500
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.180
Tom Seaver Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.104
In this matchup
0.208
Tito Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Tom Seaver Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Hit By Pitch
32
Tom Seaver Career Batters Hit By Pitch
76
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Intentional Walks
59
Tom Seaver Career Intentional Walks Allowed
116
In this matchup
2
Tito Francona Career Strikeouts
694
Tom Seaver Career Strikeouts Thrown
3640
In this matchup
13.500
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Tom Seaver Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.321
In this matchup
0.000
Tito Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Tom Seaver Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Tito Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Tom Seaver Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.283
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
Tom Seaver Career Sacrifice Hits
141
In this matchup
1
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Tom Seaver Career Sacrifice Flies
96
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Ground into Double Play
103
Tom Seaver Career Double Plays Enabled
207
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0