Elston Howard vs. Denny McLain — Matchup Analysis
Denny McLain has completely neutralized Howard in this matchup. Howard's numbers against McLain tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.385, 48% below the career mark of 0.748, with a batting average of just 0.179, 35% below their career average and below McLain's career opposing average of 0.232. McLain has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Howard down once every 7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7.5 PA, and Howard has yet to take McLain deep. Edge: McLain.
How Elston Howard put the ball into play against Denny McLain
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Denny McLain to Elston Howard
Matchup Details for Elston Howard and Denny McLain
Stats that describe the matchup between Elston Howard and Denny McLain including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
Elston Howard Career Plate Appearances
5927
Denny McLain Career Batters Faced
7719
In this matchup
0.179
Elston Howard Career Batting Average
0.274
Denny McLain Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
In this matchup
0
Elston Howard Career Home Runs
168
Denny McLain Career Home Runs Allowed
242
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
Elston Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.031
Denny McLain Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Elston Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Denny McLain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.147
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Elston Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.214
Denny McLain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.189
In this matchup
0.208
Elston Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
Denny McLain Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.251
In this matchup
0
Elston Howard Career Hit By Pitch
27
Denny McLain Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
1
Elston Howard Career Intentional Walks
82
Denny McLain Career Intentional Walks Allowed
24
In this matchup
4
Elston Howard Career Strikeouts
786
Denny McLain Career Strikeouts Thrown
1282
In this matchup
7.000
Elston Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.540
Denny McLain Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.021
In this matchup
0.250
Elston Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.480
Denny McLain Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.214
Elston Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Denny McLain Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.287
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
Elston Howard Career Sacrifice Hits
29
Denny McLain Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Elston Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
52
Denny McLain Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Elston Howard Career Ground into Double Play
157
Denny McLain Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0