Bob Melvin vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has completely neutralized Melvin in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Franco. Melvin's numbers against Franco tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 53% below the career mark of 0.604, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Franco's career opposing average of 0.249. Even with Melvin striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Franco. Edge: Franco.
How Bob Melvin put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Bob Melvin
Matchup Details for Bob Melvin and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Bob Melvin and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Bob Melvin Career Plate Appearances
2095
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Melvin Career Batting Average
0.233
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
Bob Melvin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Melvin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.077
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Melvin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.088
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.000
Bob Melvin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Hit By Pitch
1
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Intentional Walks
10
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
1
Bob Melvin Career Strikeouts
396
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
7.000
Bob Melvin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.290
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
2.000
Bob Melvin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.250
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Bob Melvin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.269
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
Bob Melvin Career Sacrifice Hits
21
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Sacrifice Flies
20
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Bob Melvin Career Ground into Double Play
50
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0