Ken Griffey Jr. vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has completely neutralized Griffey in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Franco. Griffey's numbers against Franco tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.571, 37% below the career mark of 0.907, with a batting average of 0.286, 1% above their career average and above Franco's career opposing average of 0.249. Even with Griffey striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Franco. Edge: Franco.
How Ken Griffey Jr. put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Ken Griffey Jr.
Matchup Details for Ken Griffey Jr. and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Ken Griffey Jr. and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Plate Appearances
11304
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.286
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Batting Average
0.284
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Home Runs
630
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
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.227
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.354
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.333
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
81
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Intentional Walks
246
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
1
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Strikeouts
1779
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
7.000
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.350
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.740
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.384
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
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
8
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
102
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
199
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0