Willie McCovey vs. John Candelaria — Matchup Analysis
Willie McCovey has held their own against Candelaria. Despite a batting average of 0.250, 7% below their career average and below Candelaria's career opposing average of 0.252, McCovey's OPS of 0.950 sits modestly above the career mark of 0.889. Despite striking out once every 4.2 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA, McCovey is still posting above-career production against Candelaria. Slight edge: McCovey.
How Willie McCovey put the ball into play against John Candelaria
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Candelaria to Willie McCovey
Matchup Details for Willie McCovey and John Candelaria
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie McCovey and John Candelaria including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
25
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances
9686
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced
10366
In this matchup
20
Willie McCovey Career At Bats
8197
John Candelaria Career At Bats Pitched
9539
In this matchup
0.250
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average
0.270
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average
0.252
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs
521
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed
245
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
0.050
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.200
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.236
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.167
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.336
John Candelaria Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.146
In this matchup
0.308
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
John Candelaria Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Hit By Pitch
69
John Candelaria Career Batters Hit By Pitch
37
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Intentional Walks
260
John Candelaria Career Intentional Walks Allowed
63
In this matchup
6
Willie McCovey Career Strikeouts
1550
John Candelaria Career Strikeouts Thrown
1673
In this matchup
4.167
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
John Candelaria Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.196
In this matchup
0.833
Willie McCovey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
John Candelaria Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.350
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Willie McCovey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
John Candelaria Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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 McCovey Career Sacrifice Hits
5
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Hits
105
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Flies
70
John Candelaria Career Sacrifice Flies
93
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Ground into Double Play
176
John Candelaria Career Double Plays Enabled
182
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0