Willie McCovey vs. Gary Ross — Matchup Analysis

Gary Ross has kept McCovey in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.760 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 15% below where McCovey typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with McCovey striking out less often than usual, once every 22 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Ross. Slight edge: Ross. Context matters here.

How Willie McCovey put the ball into play against Gary Ross

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Gary Ross to Willie McCovey

Matchup Details for Willie McCovey and Gary Ross

Stats that describe the matchup between Willie McCovey and Gary Ross including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances
9686
Gary Ross Career Batters Faced
3132
In this matchup
19
Willie McCovey Career At Bats
8197
Gary Ross Career At Bats Pitched
2762
In this matchup
0.263
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average
0.270
Gary Ross Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
5
Willie McCovey Career Hits
2211
Gary Ross Career Hits Allowed
764
In this matchup
3
Willie McCovey Career Singles
1291
In this matchup
2
Willie McCovey Career Doubles
353
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Triples
46
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs
521
Gary Ross Career Home Runs Allowed
48

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
2
Willie McCovey Career Extra Base Hits
920
In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.064
Gary Ross Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.236
Gary Ross Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.063

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Willie McCovey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.336
Gary Ross Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.127
In this matchup
7
Willie McCovey Total Bases
4219
In this matchup
9
Willie McCovey Career Times on Base
3625
In this matchup
0.391
Willie McCovey Career On Base Percentage
0.374
In this matchup
0.368
Willie McCovey Career Slugging Percentage
0.515
In this matchup
0.760
Willie McCovey Career OPS
0.889
In this matchup
0.105
Willie McCovey Career Isolated Power
0.245
In this matchup
0.268
Willie McCovey Career Gross Production Average
0.297
In this matchup
0.278
Willie McCovey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
Gary Ross Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.307
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career RBIs
1555
In this matchup
2.739
Willie McCovey Career Runs Created
1585.800
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Hit By Pitch
69
Gary Ross Career Batters Hit By Pitch
24

Outs

In this matchup
13
In this matchup
3
Willie McCovey Career Walks
1345
Gary Ross Career Walks Allowed
288
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Intentional Walks
260
Gary Ross Career Intentional Walks Allowed
53
In this matchup
1
Willie McCovey Career Strikeouts
1550
Gary Ross Career Strikeouts Thrown
378
In this matchup
22.000
Willie McCovey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.250
Gary Ross Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
8.286
In this matchup
4.000
Willie McCovey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Gary Ross Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.760

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.409
Willie McCovey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
Gary Ross Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.353

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
Gary Ross Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Sacrifice Flies
70
Gary Ross Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Willie McCovey Career Ground into Double Play
176
Gary Ross Career Double Plays Enabled
29

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0