Juan Samuel vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has kept Samuel in check relative to their career standard. 0.300 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.664 sits 10% below where Samuel typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Samuel striking out less often than usual, once every 5.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Franco. Slight edge: Franco. Context matters here.
How Juan Samuel put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Juan Samuel
Matchup Details for Juan Samuel and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Juan Samuel and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Juan Samuel Career Plate Appearances
6664
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.300
Juan Samuel Career Batting Average
0.260
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
Juan Samuel Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Samuel Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.102
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Juan Samuel Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.112
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.375
Juan Samuel Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Hit By Pitch
74
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Intentional Walks
38
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
4
Juan Samuel Career Strikeouts
1442
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
5.500
Juan Samuel Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.620
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.500
Juan Samuel Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.364
Juan Samuel Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Sacrifice Hits
27
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Sacrifice Flies
42
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Juan Samuel Career Ground into Double Play
81
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0