Dustin Pedroia vs. Jeff Francis — Matchup Analysis
Jeff Francis has completely neutralized Pedroia in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Francis. Pedroia's numbers against Francis tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.629, 22% below the career mark of 0.805, with a batting average of just 0.200, 33% below their career average and below Francis's career opposing average of 0.289. Francis has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Pedroia down once every 2.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 10.4 PA. Edge: Francis.
How Dustin Pedroia put the ball into play against Jeff Francis
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jeff Francis to Dustin Pedroia
Matchup Details for Dustin Pedroia and Jeff Francis
Stats that describe the matchup between Dustin Pedroia and Jeff Francis including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Dustin Pedroia Career Plate Appearances
6777
Jeff Francis Career Batters Faced
5645
In this matchup
0.200
Dustin Pedroia Career Batting Average
0.299
Jeff Francis Career Opposing Batting Average
0.289
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs
140
Jeff Francis Career Home Runs Allowed
161
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
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Jeff Francis Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.078
Jeff Francis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.109
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.214
Jeff Francis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.185
In this matchup
0.333
Dustin Pedroia Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Jeff Francis Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.323
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Hit By Pitch
38
Jeff Francis Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
2
Dustin Pedroia Career Intentional Walks
25
Jeff Francis Career Intentional Walks Allowed
48
In this matchup
2
Dustin Pedroia Career Strikeouts
654
Jeff Francis Career Strikeouts Thrown
869
In this matchup
2.500
Dustin Pedroia Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.360
Jeff Francis Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.496
In this matchup
1.000
Dustin Pedroia Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.950
Jeff Francis Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.440
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.600
Dustin Pedroia Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
Jeff Francis Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.338
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
Dustin Pedroia Career Sacrifice Hits
25
Jeff Francis Career Sacrifice Hits
56
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Sacrifice Flies
59
Jeff Francis Career Sacrifice Flies
46
In this matchup
0
Dustin Pedroia Career Ground into Double Play
154
Jeff Francis Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0