Willie McCovey vs. Bob Forsch — Matchup Analysis
Bob Forsch has completely neutralized McCovey in this matchup. McCovey's numbers against Forsch tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.403, 55% below the career mark of 0.889, with a batting average of just 0.115, 57% below their career average and below Forsch's career opposing average of 0.261. Even with McCovey striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Forsch. Edge: Forsch.
How Willie McCovey put the ball into play against Bob Forsch
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Forsch to Willie McCovey
Matchup Details for Willie McCovey and Bob Forsch
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie McCovey and Bob Forsch including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
28
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances
9686
Bob Forsch Career Batters Faced
11715
In this matchup
0.115
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average
0.270
Bob Forsch Career Opposing Batting Average
0.261
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs
521
Bob Forsch Career Home Runs Allowed
216
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
0.038
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Bob Forsch Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.020
In this matchup
0.333
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.236
Bob Forsch Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.078
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.336
Bob Forsch Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.191
In this matchup
0.091
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Bob Forsch Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Hit By Pitch
69
Bob Forsch Career Batters Hit By Pitch
45
Outs
In this matchup
20
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Intentional Walks
260
Bob Forsch Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
4
Willie McCovey Career Strikeouts
1550
Bob Forsch Career Strikeouts Thrown
1133
In this matchup
7.000
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
Bob Forsch Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
10.340
In this matchup
0.500
Willie McCovey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Bob Forsch Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.730
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.179
Willie McCovey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
Bob Forsch Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
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
1
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Bob Forsch Career Sacrifice Hits
106
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Flies
70
Bob Forsch Career Sacrifice Flies
101
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Ground into Double Play
176
Bob Forsch Career Double Plays Enabled
270
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0