Willie Mays vs. Vern Bickford — Matchup Analysis
Vern Bickford has completely neutralized Mays in this matchup. Mays's numbers against Bickford tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 79% below the career mark of 0.940, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Bickford's career opposing average of 0.251. Even with Mays striking out less often than usual, once every 10 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Bickford. Edge: Bickford.
How Willie Mays put the ball into play against Vern Bickford
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Vern Bickford to Willie Mays
Matchup Details for Willie Mays and Vern Bickford
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Mays and Vern Bickford including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Willie Mays Career Plate Appearances
12541
Vern Bickford Career Batters Faced
4641
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Mays Career Batting Average
0.301
Vern Bickford Career Opposing Batting Average
0.251
In this matchup
0
Willie Mays Career Home Runs
660
Vern Bickford Career Home Runs Allowed
76
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
Vern Bickford Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Mays Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.200
Vern Bickford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.073
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Mays Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.433
Vern Bickford Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.169
In this matchup
0.000
Willie Mays Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
Vern Bickford Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
1
Willie Mays Career Hit By Pitch
45
Vern Bickford Career Batters Hit By Pitch
25
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Willie Mays Career Intentional Walks
192
Vern Bickford Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
1
Willie Mays Career Strikeouts
1526
Vern Bickford Career Strikeouts Thrown
450
In this matchup
10.000
Willie Mays Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.220
Vern Bickford Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
10.313
In this matchup
1.000
Willie Mays Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.960
Vern Bickford Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.040
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.100
Willie Mays Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.395
Vern Bickford Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.325
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
Vern Bickford Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Mays Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Vern Bickford Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Willie Mays Career Ground into Double Play
251
Vern Bickford Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0