Mark Grudzielanek vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.286, 1% below their career average and above Franco's career opposing average of 0.249, Grudzielanek's OPS of 0.571 is 21% below the career mark of 0.725. Even with Grudzielanek striking out less often than usual, once every 14 PA versus a career rate of once every 8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Franco. Edge: Franco.
How Mark Grudzielanek put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Mark Grudzielanek
Matchup Details for Mark Grudzielanek and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark Grudzielanek and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
14
Mark Grudzielanek Career Plate Appearances
7603
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
14
Mark Grudzielanek Career At Bats
7052
John Franco Career At Bats Pitched
4682
In this matchup
0.286
Mark Grudzielanek Career Batting Average
0.289
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Mark Grudzielanek Career Home Runs
90
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
Mark Grudzielanek Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Grudzielanek Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.044
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Grudzielanek Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.094
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.200
Mark Grudzielanek Career Gross Production Average
0.248
In this matchup
0.308
Mark Grudzielanek Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.322
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Mark Grudzielanek Career Hit By Pitch
105
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Mark Grudzielanek Career Intentional Walks
24
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
1
Mark Grudzielanek Career Strikeouts
954
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
14.000
Mark Grudzielanek Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.970
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.000
Mark Grudzielanek Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Mark Grudzielanek Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mark Grudzielanek Career Sacrifice Hits
40
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Mark Grudzielanek Career Sacrifice Flies
42
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Mark Grudzielanek Career Ground into Double Play
174
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0