Dale Long vs. Bob Friend — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Long is hitting 0.316 here, 18% above their career average, while Friend's career opposing average is 0.264. Long also posted an OPS of 0.807, close to the career mark of 0.805. Friend has had the edge in strikeouts, with Long going down once every 6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 7.4 PA. No clear edge.

How Dale Long put the ball into play against Bob Friend

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Friend to Dale Long

Matchup Details for Dale Long and Bob Friend

Stats that describe the matchup between Dale Long and Bob Friend including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
42
Dale Long Career Plate Appearances
3426
Bob Friend Career Batters Faced
15214
In this matchup
38
Dale Long Career At Bats
3020
Bob Friend Career At Bats Pitched
14274
In this matchup
0.316
Dale Long Career Batting Average
0.267
Bob Friend Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
12
Dale Long Career Hits
805
Bob Friend Career Hits Allowed
3772
In this matchup
10
Dale Long Career Singles
505
In this matchup
1
Dale Long Career Doubles
135
In this matchup
0
Dale Long Career Triples
33
In this matchup
1
Dale Long Career Home Runs
132
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
2
Dale Long Career Extra Base Hits
300
In this matchup
0.026
Dale Long Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.083
Dale Long Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.164
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.076

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.143
Dale Long Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.287
Bob Friend Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.165
In this matchup
16
Dale Long Total Bases
1402
In this matchup
17
Dale Long Career Times on Base
1165
In this matchup
0.386
Dale Long Career On Base Percentage
0.341
In this matchup
0.421
Dale Long Career Slugging Percentage
0.464
In this matchup
0.807
Dale Long Career OPS
0.805
In this matchup
0.105
Dale Long Career Isolated Power
0.198
In this matchup
0.279
Dale Long Career Gross Production Average
0.269
In this matchup
0.355
Dale Long Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Bob Friend Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
In this matchup
4
Dale Long Career RBIs
467
In this matchup
6.326
Dale Long Career Runs Created
488.430
In this matchup
0
Dale Long Career Hit By Pitch
7
Bob Friend Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46

Outs

In this matchup
20
In this matchup
3
Dale Long Career Walks
353
Bob Friend Career Walks Allowed
894
In this matchup
2
Dale Long Career Intentional Walks
39
Bob Friend Career Intentional Walks Allowed
115
In this matchup
7
Dale Long Career Strikeouts
460
Bob Friend Career Strikeouts Thrown
1734
In this matchup
6.000
Dale Long Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.450
Bob Friend Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.774
In this matchup
0.714
Dale Long Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.770
Bob Friend Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.405
Dale Long Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.349
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
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Dale Long Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Bob Friend Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Dale Long Career Sacrifice Flies
39
Bob Friend Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
3
Dale Long Career Ground into Double Play
76
Bob Friend Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0