Fred Whitfield vs. Earl Francis — Matchup Analysis
Earl Francis has completely neutralized Whitfield in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Francis. Whitfield's numbers against Francis tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.286, 61% below the career mark of 0.741, with a batting average of just 0.143, 44% below their career average and below Francis's career opposing average of 0.254. Francis has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Whitfield down once every 3.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.6 PA. Edge: Francis.
How Fred Whitfield put the ball into play against Earl Francis
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Earl Francis to Fred Whitfield
Matchup Details for Fred Whitfield and Earl Francis
Stats that describe the matchup between Fred Whitfield and Earl Francis including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Fred Whitfield Career Plate Appearances
2465
Earl Francis Career Batters Faced
1757
In this matchup
0.143
Fred Whitfield Career Batting Average
0.253
Earl Francis Career Opposing Batting Average
0.254
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs
108
Earl Francis Career Home Runs Allowed
21
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
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Earl Francis Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.013
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.187
Earl Francis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.053
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Whitfield Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.291
Earl Francis Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.080
In this matchup
0.200
Fred Whitfield Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.258
Earl Francis Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.294
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Hit By Pitch
16
Earl Francis Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Intentional Walks
34
Earl Francis Career Intentional Walks Allowed
30
In this matchup
2
Fred Whitfield Career Strikeouts
371
Earl Francis Career Strikeouts Thrown
263
In this matchup
3.500
Fred Whitfield Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.640
Earl Francis Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.681
In this matchup
0.000
Fred Whitfield Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.370
Earl Francis Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.690
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Fred Whitfield Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.305
Earl Francis Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.347
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
Fred Whitfield Career Sacrifice Hits
7
Earl Francis Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Fred Whitfield Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Earl Francis Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
1
Fred Whitfield Career Ground into Double Play
39
Earl Francis Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0