Ray Lankford vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has kept Lankford in check relative to their career standard. 0.313 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.750 sits 11% below where Lankford typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Franco has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Lankford down once every 2.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.3 PA. Slight edge: Franco. Context matters here.
How Ray Lankford put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Ray Lankford
Matchup Details for Ray Lankford and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Ray Lankford and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Ray Lankford Career Plate Appearances
6674
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.313
Ray Lankford Career Batting Average
0.272
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
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
Ray Lankford Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.041
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Lankford Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.153
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Lankford Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.154
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.556
Ray Lankford Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.330
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Ray Lankford Career Hit By Pitch
36
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Ray Lankford Career Intentional Walks
68
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
7
Ray Lankford Career Strikeouts
1550
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
2.286
Ray Lankford Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.310
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Lankford Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.313
Ray Lankford Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.368
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
Ray Lankford Career Sacrifice Hits
10
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Ray Lankford Career Sacrifice Flies
53
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
1
Ray Lankford Career Ground into Double Play
77
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0