Bill Melton vs. Alan Foster — Matchup Analysis
Alan Foster has completely neutralized Melton in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Foster. Melton's numbers against Foster tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.756, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Foster's career opposing average of 0.254. Even with Melton striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Foster. Edge: Foster.
How Bill Melton put the ball into play against Alan Foster
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Alan Foster to Bill Melton
Matchup Details for Bill Melton and Alan Foster
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Melton and Alan Foster including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances
4557
Alan Foster Career Batters Faced
4364
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Batting Average
0.253
Alan Foster Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
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
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Alan Foster Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Alan Foster Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.239
Alan Foster Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.198
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
Alan Foster Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.270
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Hit By Pitch
44
Alan Foster Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Intentional Walks
29
Alan Foster Career Intentional Walks Allowed
28
In this matchup
1
Bill Melton Career Strikeouts
669
Alan Foster Career Strikeouts Thrown
501
In this matchup
7.000
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.810
Alan Foster Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.711
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Alan Foster Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.760
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Alan Foster Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.321
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
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Alan Foster Career Sacrifice Hits
38
In this matchup
1
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Alan Foster Career Sacrifice Flies
26
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Ground into Double Play
94
Alan Foster Career Double Plays Enabled
43
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0