Mark McGwire vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has completely neutralized McGwire in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Franco. McGwire's numbers against Franco tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 71% below the career mark of 0.982, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Franco's career opposing average of 0.249. Franco has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending McGwire down once every 2.3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 4.8 PA. Edge: Franco.
How Mark McGwire put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Mark McGwire
Matchup Details for Mark McGwire and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark McGwire and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances
7660
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average
0.263
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
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.094
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.359
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.365
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Hit By Pitch
75
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Intentional Walks
150
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
3
Mark McGwire Career Strikeouts
1596
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
2.333
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.667
Mark McGwire Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Mark McGwire Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
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
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Hits
3
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Flies
78
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Ground into Double Play
147
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0