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
0.316
Dale Long Career Batting Average
0.267
Bob Friend Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
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
0.026
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
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
0
Dale Long Career Hit By Pitch
7
Bob Friend Career Batters Hit By Pitch
46
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
2
Dale Long Career Intentional Walks
39
Bob Friend Career Intentional Walks Allowed
115
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
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