Andy Van Slyke vs. John Franco — Matchup Analysis
John Franco has kept Slyke in check relative to their career standard. 0.300 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.707 sits 11% below where Slyke typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Slyke striking out less often than usual, once every 28 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Franco. Slight edge: Franco. Context matters here.
How Andy Van Slyke put the ball into play against John Franco
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Franco to Andy Van Slyke
Matchup Details for Andy Van Slyke and John Franco
Stats that describe the matchup between Andy Van Slyke and John Franco including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
Andy Van Slyke Career Plate Appearances
6478
John Franco Career Batters Faced
5312
In this matchup
0.300
Andy Van Slyke Career Batting Average
0.274
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Andy Van Slyke Career Home Runs
164
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
0.000
Andy Van Slyke Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Van Slyke Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.069
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Van Slyke Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.154
John Franco Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.083
In this matchup
0.286
Andy Van Slyke Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.308
John Franco Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
In this matchup
0
Andy Van Slyke Career Hit By Pitch
27
John Franco Career Batters Hit By Pitch
22
Outs
In this matchup
16
In this matchup
0
Andy Van Slyke Career Intentional Walks
55
John Franco Career Intentional Walks Allowed
78
In this matchup
1
Andy Van Slyke Career Strikeouts
1063
John Franco Career Strikeouts Thrown
975
In this matchup
28.000
Andy Van Slyke Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.090
John Franco Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.448
In this matchup
5.000
Andy Van Slyke Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.630
John Franco Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.393
Andy Van Slyke Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
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
1
Andy Van Slyke Career Sacrifice Hits
12
John Franco Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
2
Andy Van Slyke Career Sacrifice Flies
61
John Franco Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Andy Van Slyke Career Ground into Double Play
94
John Franco Career Double Plays Enabled
116
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0