Tito Francona vs. Bill Stafford — Matchup Analysis
Bill Stafford has had the better of this matchup. Francona is hitting just 0.207 in this matchup, 24% below their career average and below Stafford's career opposing average of 0.236. Francona also posted an OPS of 0.648, modestly below the career mark of 0.746. Even with Francona striking out less often than usual, once every 33 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Stafford. Slight edge: Stafford.
How Tito Francona put the ball into play against Bill Stafford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bill Stafford to Tito Francona
Matchup Details for Tito Francona and Bill Stafford
Stats that describe the matchup between Tito Francona and Bill Stafford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
33
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances
5776
Bill Stafford Career Batters Faced
3290
In this matchup
29
Tito Francona Career At Bats
5121
Bill Stafford Career At Bats Pitched
3001
In this matchup
0.207
Tito Francona Career Batting Average
0.272
Bill Stafford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
1
Tito Francona Career Home Runs
125
Bill Stafford Career Home Runs Allowed
77
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
0.034
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Bill Stafford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.167
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Bill Stafford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Tito Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.180
Bill Stafford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.171
In this matchup
0.185
Tito Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Bill Stafford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Hit By Pitch
32
Bill Stafford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
19
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Intentional Walks
59
Bill Stafford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
1
Tito Francona Career Strikeouts
694
Bill Stafford Career Strikeouts Thrown
449
In this matchup
33.000
Tito Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.320
Bill Stafford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.327
In this matchup
4.000
Tito Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.780
Bill Stafford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.600
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.303
Tito Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.346
Bill Stafford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Bill Stafford Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Tito Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
41
Bill Stafford Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Tito Francona Career Ground into Double Play
103
Bill Stafford Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0