Willie McCovey vs. Bruce Kison — Matchup Analysis
Bruce Kison has completely neutralized McCovey in this matchup. McCovey's numbers against Kison tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.649, 27% below the career mark of 0.889, with a batting average of just 0.174, 36% below their career average and below Kison's career opposing average of 0.248. Kison has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending McCovey down once every 4.3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA. Edge: Kison.
How Willie McCovey put the ball into play against Bruce Kison
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Kison to Willie McCovey
Matchup Details for Willie McCovey and Bruce Kison
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie McCovey and Bruce Kison including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances
9686
Bruce Kison Career Batters Faced
7676
In this matchup
0.174
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average
0.270
Bruce Kison Career Opposing Batting Average
0.248
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs
521
Bruce Kison Career Home Runs Allowed
150
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
0.043
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Bruce Kison Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.250
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.236
Bruce Kison Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.167
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.336
Bruce Kison Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.140
In this matchup
0.188
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Bruce Kison Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.276
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Hit By Pitch
69
Bruce Kison Career Batters Hit By Pitch
68
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
3
Willie McCovey Career Intentional Walks
260
Bruce Kison Career Intentional Walks Allowed
58
In this matchup
6
Willie McCovey Career Strikeouts
1550
Bruce Kison Career Strikeouts Thrown
1073
In this matchup
4.333
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
Bruce Kison Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.154
In this matchup
1.000
Willie McCovey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Bruce Kison Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.620
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.385
Willie McCovey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
Bruce Kison Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.314
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
Bruce Kison Career Sacrifice Hits
75
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Flies
70
Bruce Kison Career Sacrifice Flies
52
In this matchup
2
Willie McCovey Career Ground into Double Play
176
Bruce Kison Career Double Plays Enabled
136
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0