Alex Gonzalez vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has had the better of this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Franco. Gonzalez is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 19% below their career average and below Franco's career opposing average of 0.249. Gonzalez also posted an OPS of 0.600, modestly below the career mark of 0.685. Franco has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Gonzalez down once every 2.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Slight edge: Franco.
How Alex Gonzalez put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Alex Gonzalez
Matchup Details for Alex Gonzalez and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Alex Gonzalez and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Alex Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances
6248
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.200
Alex Gonzalez Career Batting Average
0.246
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs
157
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed
81
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
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.111
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.134
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.333
Alex Gonzalez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Hit By Pitch
79
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Intentional Walks
48
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
2
Alex Gonzalez Career Strikeouts
1168
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
2.500
Alex Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.350
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.000
Alex Gonzalez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.260
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Alex Gonzalez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.283
John Franco Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.327
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
Alex Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Hits
50
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Flies
43
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Alex Gonzalez Career Ground into Double Play
138
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0