Bob Friend vs. Sandy Koufax — Matchup Analysis

Bob Friend has absolutely raked against Koufax. Friend's production against Koufax has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.399, 36% above the career mark of 0.294, with a batting average of 0.176, 46% above their career average and below Koufax's career opposing average of 0.203. Despite striking out once every 2.1 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 3.5 PA, Friend is still posting above-career production against Koufax. Edge: Friend.

How Bob Friend put the ball into play against Sandy Koufax

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sandy Koufax to Bob Friend

Matchup Details for Bob Friend and Sandy Koufax

Stats that describe the matchup between Bob Friend and Sandy Koufax including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Bob Friend Career Plate Appearances
1297
Sandy Koufax Career Batters Faced
9497
In this matchup
17
Bob Friend Career At Bats
1137
Sandy Koufax Career At Bats Pitched
8662
In this matchup
0.176
Bob Friend Career Batting Average
0.121
Sandy Koufax Career Opposing Batting Average
0.203
In this matchup
3
Bob Friend Career Hits
138
Sandy Koufax Career Hits Allowed
1754
In this matchup
3
Bob Friend Career Singles
118
In this matchup
0
Bob Friend Career Doubles
16
In this matchup
0
Bob Friend Career Triples
2
In this matchup
0
Bob Friend Career Home Runs
2
Sandy Koufax Career Home Runs Allowed
204

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
Bob Friend Career Extra Base Hits
20
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.002
Sandy Koufax Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.015
Sandy Koufax Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.116

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.005
Sandy Koufax Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.085
In this matchup
3
Bob Friend Total Bases
164
In this matchup
4
Bob Friend Career Times on Base
176
In this matchup
0.222
Bob Friend Career On Base Percentage
0.150
In this matchup
0.176
Bob Friend Career Slugging Percentage
0.144
In this matchup
0.399
Bob Friend Career OPS
0.294
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Friend Career Isolated Power
0.023
In this matchup
0.144
Bob Friend Career Gross Production Average
0.103
In this matchup
0.375
Bob Friend Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.179
Sandy Koufax Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.256
In this matchup
1
Bob Friend Career RBIs
60
In this matchup
0.667
Bob Friend Career Runs Created
-7.220
In this matchup
0
Bob Friend Career Hit By Pitch
0
Sandy Koufax Career Batters Hit By Pitch
18

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Bob Friend Career Walks
38
Sandy Koufax Career Walks Allowed
817
In this matchup
0
Bob Friend Career Intentional Walks
0
Sandy Koufax Career Intentional Walks Allowed
48
In this matchup
9
Bob Friend Career Strikeouts
375
Sandy Koufax Career Strikeouts Thrown
2396
In this matchup
2.111
Bob Friend Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.460
Sandy Koufax Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
3.964
In this matchup
0.111
Bob Friend Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.100
Sandy Koufax Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.211
Bob Friend Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.136
Sandy Koufax Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.276

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
Bob Friend Career Sacrifice Hits
120
Sandy Koufax Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Bob Friend Career Sacrifice Flies
2
Sandy Koufax Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Bob Friend Career Ground into Double Play
14
Sandy Koufax Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0