Elston Howard vs. Mel Stottlemyre — Matchup Analysis
Mel Stottlemyre has completely neutralized Howard in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Stottlemyre. Howard's numbers against Stottlemyre tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.444, 41% below the career mark of 0.748, with a batting average of just 0.222, 19% below their career average and below Stottlemyre's career opposing average of 0.242. Even with Howard striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 7.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Stottlemyre. Edge: Stottlemyre.
How Elston Howard put the ball into play against Mel Stottlemyre
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Mel Stottlemyre to Elston Howard
Matchup Details for Elston Howard and Mel Stottlemyre
Stats that describe the matchup between Elston Howard and Mel Stottlemyre including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Elston Howard Career Plate Appearances
5927
Mel Stottlemyre Career Batters Faced
10972
In this matchup
9
Elston Howard Career At Bats
5443
Mel Stottlemyre Career At Bats Pitched
10048
In this matchup
0.222
Elston Howard Career Batting Average
0.274
Mel Stottlemyre Career Opposing Batting Average
0.242
In this matchup
0
Elston Howard Career Home Runs
168
Mel Stottlemyre Career Home Runs Allowed
171
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
Mel Stottlemyre Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Elston Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Mel Stottlemyre Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.070
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Elston Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.214
Mel Stottlemyre Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.250
Elston Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
Mel Stottlemyre Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.263
In this matchup
0
Elston Howard Career Hit By Pitch
27
Mel Stottlemyre Career Batters Hit By Pitch
44
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Elston Howard Career Intentional Walks
82
Mel Stottlemyre Career Intentional Walks Allowed
75
In this matchup
1
Elston Howard Career Strikeouts
786
Mel Stottlemyre Career Strikeouts Thrown
1257
In this matchup
9.000
Elston Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.540
Mel Stottlemyre Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.729
In this matchup
0.000
Elston Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.480
Mel Stottlemyre Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.640
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Elston Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Mel Stottlemyre Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.302
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
Elston Howard Career Sacrifice Hits
29
Mel Stottlemyre Career Sacrifice Hits
40
In this matchup
0
Elston Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
52
Mel Stottlemyre Career Sacrifice Flies
31
In this matchup
0
Elston Howard Career Ground into Double Play
157
Mel Stottlemyre Career Double Plays Enabled
48
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0