Roberto Clemente vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis
Al Downing has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.278, 12% below their career average and above Downing's career opposing average of 0.230, Clemente's OPS of 0.633 is 24% below the career mark of 0.834. Even with Clemente striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.3 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Downing. Edge: Downing.
How Roberto Clemente put the ball into play against Al Downing
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Roberto Clemente
Matchup Details for Roberto Clemente and Al Downing
Stats that describe the matchup between Roberto Clemente and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Roberto Clemente Career Plate Appearances
10212
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
18
Roberto Clemente Career At Bats
9454
Al Downing Career At Bats Pitched
8481
In this matchup
0.278
Roberto Clemente Career Batting Average
0.317
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
In this matchup
0
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs
240
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed
177
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
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.080
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Roberto Clemente Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.195
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.218
Roberto Clemente Career Gross Production Average
0.281
In this matchup
0.294
Roberto Clemente Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.343
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
0
Roberto Clemente Career Hit By Pitch
35
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Roberto Clemente Career Intentional Walks
167
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
2
Roberto Clemente Career Strikeouts
1230
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
10.000
Roberto Clemente Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.300
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.500
Roberto Clemente Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.500
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Roberto Clemente Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.371
Al Downing Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Roberto Clemente Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
1
Roberto Clemente Career Sacrifice Flies
66
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
1
Roberto Clemente Career Ground into Double Play
275
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0