Nelson Mathews vs. Denny McLain — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Mathews is hitting 0.250 here, 12% above their career average, while McLain's career opposing average is 0.232. Mathews also posted an OPS of 0.708, close to the career mark of 0.647. Mathews has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 4.5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 4.3 PA. No clear edge.

How Nelson Mathews put the ball into play against Denny McLain

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Denny McLain to Nelson Mathews

Matchup Details for Nelson Mathews and Denny McLain

Stats that describe the matchup between Nelson Mathews and Denny McLain including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Nelson Mathews Career Plate Appearances
1076
Denny McLain Career Batters Faced
7719
In this matchup
8
Nelson Mathews Career At Bats
978
Denny McLain Career At Bats Pitched
7108
In this matchup
0.250
Nelson Mathews Career Batting Average
0.223
Denny McLain Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
In this matchup
2
Nelson Mathews Career Hits
218
Denny McLain Career Hits Allowed
1646
In this matchup
1
Nelson Mathews Career Singles
143
In this matchup
1
Nelson Mathews Career Doubles
39
In this matchup
0
Nelson Mathews Career Triples
14
In this matchup
0
Nelson Mathews Career Home Runs
22
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
1
Nelson Mathews Career Extra Base Hits
75
In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Mathews Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
Denny McLain Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Mathews Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.101
Denny McLain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.147

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Nelson Mathews Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.089
Denny McLain Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.189
In this matchup
3
Nelson Mathews Total Bases
351
In this matchup
3
Nelson Mathews Career Times on Base
309
In this matchup
0.333
Nelson Mathews Career On Base Percentage
0.288
In this matchup
0.375
Nelson Mathews Career Slugging Percentage
0.359
In this matchup
0.708
Nelson Mathews Career OPS
0.647
In this matchup
0.125
Nelson Mathews Career Isolated Power
0.136
In this matchup
0.244
Nelson Mathews Career Gross Production Average
0.219
In this matchup
0.333
Nelson Mathews Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
Denny McLain Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.251
In this matchup
0
Nelson Mathews Career RBIs
98
In this matchup
1.000
Nelson Mathews Career Runs Created
96.630
In this matchup
0
Nelson Mathews Career Hit By Pitch
3
Denny McLain Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26

Outs

In this matchup
4
In this matchup
1
Nelson Mathews Career Walks
88
Denny McLain Career Walks Allowed
548
In this matchup
0
Nelson Mathews Career Intentional Walks
13
Denny McLain Career Intentional Walks Allowed
24
In this matchup
2
Nelson Mathews Career Strikeouts
248
Denny McLain Career Strikeouts Thrown
1282
In this matchup
4.500
Nelson Mathews Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.340
Denny McLain Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.021
In this matchup
0.500
Nelson Mathews Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.350
Denny McLain Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.430

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.333
Nelson Mathews Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.296
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

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Nelson Mathews Career Sacrifice Hits
4
Denny McLain Career Sacrifice Hits
19
In this matchup
0
Nelson Mathews Career Sacrifice Flies
3
Denny McLain Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Nelson Mathews Career Ground into Double Play
28
Denny McLain Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0