Ed Sprague Jr. vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
Ed Sprague Jr. has absolutely raked against Franco. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Sprague. Sprague's production against Franco has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.000, 36% above the career mark of 0.737, with a batting average of 0.200, 19% below their career average and below Franco's career opposing average of 0.249. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5.5 PA, Sprague is still posting above-career production against Franco. Edge: Sprague.
How Ed Sprague Jr. put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Ed Sprague Jr.
Matchup Details for Ed Sprague Jr. and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Ed Sprague Jr. and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Plate Appearances
4587
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.200
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Batting Average
0.247
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
1
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Home Runs
152
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed
81
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
0.200
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
1.000
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.151
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
1.000
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.182
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.000
Ed Sprague Jr. 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
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
91
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Intentional Walks
21
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
1
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Strikeouts
833
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
5.000
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.510
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
0.000
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.303
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
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
6
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
37
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Ed Sprague Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
106
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0