Willie McCovey vs. Tom Griffin — Matchup Analysis
Tom Griffin has dominated this matchup. McCovey is hitting just 0.172 in this matchup, 36% below their career average and below Griffin's career opposing average of 0.249. McCovey also posted an OPS of 0.765, well below the career mark of 0.889. Even with McCovey striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Griffin. Edge: Griffin.
How Willie McCovey put the ball into play against Tom Griffin
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Tom Griffin to Willie McCovey
Matchup Details for Willie McCovey and Tom Griffin
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie McCovey and Tom Griffin including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
36
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances
9686
Tom Griffin Career Batters Faced
6576
In this matchup
0.172
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average
0.270
Tom Griffin Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
2
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs
521
Tom Griffin Career Home Runs Allowed
133
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
0.069
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Tom Griffin Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.400
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.236
Tom Griffin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.095
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.667
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.336
Tom Griffin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.125
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Tom Griffin Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Hit By Pitch
69
Tom Griffin Career Batters Hit By Pitch
52
Outs
In this matchup
19
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Intentional Walks
260
Tom Griffin Career Intentional Walks Allowed
66
In this matchup
3
Willie McCovey Career Strikeouts
1550
Tom Griffin Career Strikeouts Thrown
1054
In this matchup
12.000
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
Tom Griffin Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.239
In this matchup
2.667
Willie McCovey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Tom Griffin Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.730
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.361
Willie McCovey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
Tom Griffin Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.341
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
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Tom Griffin Career Sacrifice Hits
76
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Flies
70
Tom Griffin Career Sacrifice Flies
37
In this matchup
3
Willie McCovey Career Ground into Double Play
176
Tom Griffin Career Double Plays Enabled
75
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0