Ozzie Smith vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.273, 4% above their career average and above Franco's career opposing average of 0.249, Smith's OPS of 0.577 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.666. Franco has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Smith down once every 7.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 18.3 PA, and Smith has yet to take Franco deep. Slight edge: Franco.
How Ozzie Smith put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Ozzie Smith
Matchup Details for Ozzie Smith and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Ozzie Smith and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
23
Ozzie Smith Career Plate Appearances
10778
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.273
Ozzie Smith Career Batting Average
0.262
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
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.011
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ozzie Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.048
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.316
Ozzie Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.275
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Hit By Pitch
33
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Intentional Walks
79
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
3
Ozzie Smith Career Strikeouts
589
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
7.667
Ozzie Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
18.300
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.333
Ozzie Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.820
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.304
Ozzie Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
Ozzie Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
214
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Ozzie Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
63
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
1
Ozzie Smith Career Ground into Double Play
167
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0