Tony Gonzalez vs. Bob Friend — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Gonzalez is hitting 0.308 here, 8% above their career average, while Friend's career opposing average is 0.264. Gonzalez also posted an OPS of 0.791, close to the career mark of 0.764. Gonzalez has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 10.1 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 8.2 PA. No clear edge.

How Tony Gonzalez put the ball into play against Bob Friend

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Friend to Tony Gonzalez

Matchup Details for Tony Gonzalez and Bob Friend

Stats that describe the matchup between Tony Gonzalez and Bob Friend including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
81
Tony Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances
5793
Bob Friend Career Batters Faced
15214
In this matchup
78
Tony Gonzalez Career At Bats
5195
Bob Friend Career At Bats Pitched
14274
In this matchup
0.308
Tony Gonzalez Career Batting Average
0.286
Bob Friend Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
24
Tony Gonzalez Career Hits
1485
Bob Friend Career Hits Allowed
3772
In this matchup
16
Tony Gonzalez Career Singles
1087
In this matchup
5
Tony Gonzalez Career Doubles
238
In this matchup
2
Tony Gonzalez Career Triples
57
In this matchup
1
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs
103
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Allowed
286

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
8
Tony Gonzalez Career Extra Base Hits
398
In this matchup
0.013
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.042
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.069
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.076

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.125
Tony Gonzalez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.146
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.165
In this matchup
36
Tony Gonzalez Total Bases
2146
In this matchup
27
Tony Gonzalez Career Times on Base
2023
In this matchup
0.329
Tony Gonzalez Career On Base Percentage
0.350
In this matchup
0.462
Tony Gonzalez Career Slugging Percentage
0.413
In this matchup
0.791
Tony Gonzalez Career OPS
0.764
In this matchup
0.154
Tony Gonzalez Career Isolated Power
0.127
In this matchup
0.264
Tony Gonzalez Career Gross Production Average
0.261
In this matchup
0.329
Tony Gonzalez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
Bob Friend Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
6
Tony Gonzalez Career RBIs
615
In this matchup
12.000
Tony Gonzalez Career Runs Created
786.720
In this matchup
0
Tony Gonzalez Career Hit By Pitch
71
Bob Friend Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46

Outs

In this matchup
45
In this matchup
2
Tony Gonzalez Career Walks
467
Bob Friend Career Walks Allowed
894
In this matchup
1
Tony Gonzalez Career Intentional Walks
63
Bob Friend Career Intentional Walks Allowed
115
In this matchup
8
Tony Gonzalez Career Strikeouts
706
Bob Friend Career Strikeouts Thrown
1734
In this matchup
10.125
Tony Gonzalez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.210
Bob Friend Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.774
In this matchup
0.375
Tony Gonzalez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.660
Bob Friend Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.333
Tony Gonzalez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.348
Bob Friend Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314

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
Tony Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Bob Friend Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Tony Gonzalez Career Sacrifice Flies
40
Bob Friend Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
3
Tony Gonzalez Career Ground into Double Play
124
Bob Friend Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0