Lee May vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis

Al Downing has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.235, 12% below their career average and above Downing's career opposing average of 0.230, May's OPS of 0.642 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.772. Downing has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending May down once every 4 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.2 PA. Slight edge: Downing.

How Lee May put the ball into play against Al Downing

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Lee May

Matchup Details for Lee May and Al Downing

Stats that describe the matchup between Lee May and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
52
Lee May Career Plate Appearances
8219
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
51
Lee May Career At Bats
7609
Al Downing Career At Bats Pitched
8481
In this matchup
0.235
Lee May Career Batting Average
0.267
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
In this matchup
12
Lee May Career Hits
2031
Al Downing Career Hits Allowed
1946
In this matchup
8
Lee May Career Singles
1306
In this matchup
2
Lee May Career Doubles
340
In this matchup
0
Lee May Career Triples
31
In this matchup
2
Lee May Career Home Runs
354
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
4
Lee May Career Extra Base Hits
725
In this matchup
0.039
Lee May Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.167
Lee May Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.174
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.154
Lee May Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.225
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
20
Lee May Total Bases
3495
In this matchup
13
Lee May Career Times on Base
2567
In this matchup
0.250
Lee May Career On Base Percentage
0.313
In this matchup
0.392
Lee May Career Slugging Percentage
0.459
In this matchup
0.642
Lee May Career OPS
0.772
In this matchup
0.157
Lee May Career Isolated Power
0.192
In this matchup
0.211
Lee May Career Gross Production Average
0.256
In this matchup
0.278
Lee May Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
6
Lee May Career RBIs
1244
In this matchup
5.000
Lee May Career Runs Created
1064.790
In this matchup
0
Lee May Career Hit By Pitch
49
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31

Outs

In this matchup
25
In this matchup
1
Lee May Career Walks
487
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed
933
In this matchup
0
Lee May Career Intentional Walks
85
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
13
Lee May Career Strikeouts
1570
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
4.000
Lee May Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.240
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.077
Lee May Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.310
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.250
Lee May Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Lee May Career Sacrifice Hits
9
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
Lee May Career Sacrifice Flies
65
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
1
Lee May Career Ground into Double Play
219
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0