Willie McCovey vs. John Purdin — Matchup Analysis
John Purdin has completely neutralized McCovey in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Purdin. McCovey's numbers against Purdin tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 55% below the career mark of 0.889, with a batting average of just 0.200, 26% below their career average and below Purdin's career opposing average of 0.220. Purdin has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending McCovey down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA. Edge: Purdin.
How Willie McCovey put the ball into play against John Purdin
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Purdin to Willie McCovey
Matchup Details for Willie McCovey and John Purdin
Stats that describe the matchup between Willie McCovey and John Purdin including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances
9686
John Purdin Career Batters Faced
474
In this matchup
0.200
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average
0.270
John Purdin Career Opposing Batting Average
0.220
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs
521
John Purdin Career Home Runs Allowed
18
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
John Purdin Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.043
In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.236
John Purdin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.194
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.336
John Purdin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.265
In this matchup
0.250
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
John Purdin Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.223
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Hit By Pitch
69
John Purdin Career Batters Hit By Pitch
0
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Intentional Walks
260
John Purdin Career Intentional Walks Allowed
11
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Strikeouts
1550
John Purdin Career Strikeouts Thrown
68
In this matchup
5.000
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
John Purdin Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.971
In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
John Purdin Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.760
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Willie McCovey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
John Purdin Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.329
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
John Purdin Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Flies
70
John Purdin Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Ground into Double Play
176
John Purdin Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0