Willie McCovey vs. Carl Morton — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. McCovey is hitting 0.229 here, 15% below their career average, while Morton's career opposing average is 0.274. McCovey also posted an OPS of 0.843, close to the career mark of 0.889. McCovey has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 8.2 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Willie McCovey put the ball into play against Carl Morton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Carl Morton to Willie McCovey
Matchup Details for Willie McCovey and Carl Morton
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie McCovey and Carl Morton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
49
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances
9686
Carl Morton Career Batters Faced
7113
In this matchup
0.229
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average
0.270
Carl Morton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.274
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs
521
Carl Morton Career Home Runs Allowed
120
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
0.029
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Carl Morton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.125
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.236
Carl Morton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.068
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.167
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.336
Carl Morton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.185
In this matchup
0.241
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Carl Morton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
2
Willie McCovey Career Hit By Pitch
69
Carl Morton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
22
In this matchup
4
Willie McCovey Career Intentional Walks
260
Carl Morton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
65
In this matchup
6
Willie McCovey Career Strikeouts
1550
Carl Morton Career Strikeouts Thrown
650
In this matchup
8.167
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
Carl Morton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
10.943
In this matchup
2.500
Willie McCovey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Carl Morton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.870
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.469
Willie McCovey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
Carl Morton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335
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
Carl Morton Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Flies
70
Carl Morton Career Sacrifice Flies
48
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Ground into Double Play
176
Carl Morton Career Double Plays Enabled
92
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0