Larry Howard vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis

Al Downing has completely neutralized Howard in this matchup. Howard's numbers against Downing tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.333, 48% below the career mark of 0.642, with a batting average of just 0.167, 29% below their career average and below Downing's career opposing average of 0.230. Downing has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Howard down once every 4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.8 PA, and Howard has yet to take Downing deep. Edge: Downing.

How Larry Howard put the ball into play against Al Downing

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Larry Howard

Matchup Details for Larry Howard and Al Downing

Stats that describe the matchup between Larry Howard and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Larry Howard Career Plate Appearances
405
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
12
Larry Howard Career At Bats
365
Al Downing Career At Bats Pitched
8481
In this matchup
0.167
Larry Howard Career Batting Average
0.236
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
In this matchup
2
Larry Howard Career Hits
86
Al Downing Career Hits Allowed
1946
In this matchup
2
Larry Howard Career Singles
61
In this matchup
0
Larry Howard Career Doubles
19
In this matchup
0
Larry Howard Career Triples
0
In this matchup
0
Larry Howard Career Home Runs
6
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
Larry Howard Career Extra Base Hits
25
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.016
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.070
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Larry Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.071
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
2
Larry Howard Total Bases
123
In this matchup
2
Larry Howard Career Times on Base
123
In this matchup
0.167
Larry Howard Career On Base Percentage
0.305
In this matchup
0.167
Larry Howard Career Slugging Percentage
0.337
In this matchup
0.333
Larry Howard Career OPS
0.642
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Howard Career Isolated Power
0.101
In this matchup
0.117
Larry Howard Career Gross Production Average
0.222
In this matchup
0.222
Larry Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
2
Larry Howard Career RBIs
47
In this matchup
0.333
Larry Howard Career Runs Created
37.640
In this matchup
0
Larry Howard Career Hit By Pitch
0
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31

Outs

In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Larry Howard Career Walks
37
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed
933
In this matchup
0
Larry Howard Career Intentional Walks
8
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
3
Larry Howard Career Strikeouts
85
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
4.000
Larry Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.760
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.000
Larry Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.167
Larry Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.323
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
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Larry Howard Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
Larry Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
1
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
1
Larry Howard Career Ground into Double Play
10
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0