Willie Mays vs. John Anderson — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward neither side. Mays is hitting 0.400 here, 33% above their career average, while Anderson's career opposing average is 0.327. Mays also posted an OPS of 0.800, close to the career mark of 0.940. Anderson has had the edge in strikeouts, with Mays going down once every 2.5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Willie Mays put the ball into play against John Anderson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Anderson to Willie Mays
Matchup Details for Willie Mays and John Anderson
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Mays and John Anderson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Willie Mays Career Plate Appearances
12541
John Anderson Career Batters Faced
211
In this matchup
0.400
Willie Mays Career Batting Average
0.301
John Anderson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.327
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
Willie Mays Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.060
John Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.031
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Mays Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.200
John Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Mays Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.433
John Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.316
In this matchup
0.667
Willie Mays Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
John Anderson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.339
In this matchup
0
Willie Mays Career Hit By Pitch
45
John Anderson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
1
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Willie Mays Career Intentional Walks
192
John Anderson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
3
In this matchup
2
Willie Mays Career Strikeouts
1526
John Anderson Career Strikeouts Thrown
19
In this matchup
2.500
Willie Mays Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.220
John Anderson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.105
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Mays Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.960
John Anderson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.740
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Willie Mays Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.395
John Anderson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.384
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
Willie Mays Career Sacrifice Hits
13
John Anderson Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Mays Career Sacrifice Flies
91
John Anderson Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Mays Career Ground into Double Play
251
John Anderson Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0