Willie McCovey vs. Barry Lersch — Matchup Analysis
Barry Lersch has completely neutralized McCovey in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Lersch. McCovey's numbers against Lersch tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.452, 49% below the career mark of 0.889, with a batting average of just 0.167, 38% below their career average and below Lersch's career opposing average of 0.249. Edge: Lersch.
How Willie McCovey put the ball into play against Barry Lersch
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Barry Lersch to Willie McCovey
Matchup Details for Willie McCovey and Barry Lersch
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie McCovey and Barry Lersch including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances
9686
Barry Lersch Career Batters Faced
2377
In this matchup
0.167
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average
0.270
Barry Lersch Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs
521
Barry Lersch Career Home Runs Allowed
70
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 McCovey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Barry Lersch Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.033
In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.236
Barry Lersch Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.131
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.336
Barry Lersch Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.221
In this matchup
0.167
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Barry Lersch Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Hit By Pitch
69
Barry Lersch Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Intentional Walks
260
Barry Lersch Career Intentional Walks Allowed
20
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Strikeouts
1550
Barry Lersch Career Strikeouts Thrown
317
In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
Barry Lersch Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.498
In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Barry Lersch Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Willie McCovey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
Barry Lersch Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.306
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Hits
5
Barry Lersch Career Sacrifice Hits
28
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Flies
70
Barry Lersch Career Sacrifice Flies
18
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Ground into Double Play
176
Barry Lersch Career Double Plays Enabled
5
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0