Sam McDowell vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis
Al Downing has had the better of this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Downing. McDowell is hitting just 0.143 in this matchup, 7% below their career average and below Downing's career opposing average of 0.230. McDowell also posted an OPS of 0.286, modestly below the career mark of 0.347. Even with McDowell striking out less often than usual, once every 3.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 2.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Downing. Slight edge: Downing.
How Sam McDowell put the ball into play against Al Downing
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Sam McDowell
Matchup Details for Sam McDowell and Al Downing
Stats that describe the matchup between Sam McDowell and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Sam McDowell Career Plate Appearances
851
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
0.143
Sam McDowell Career Batting Average
0.154
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
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
Sam McDowell Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.003
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Sam McDowell Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.017
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Sam McDowell Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.007
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.200
Sam McDowell Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.249
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
0
Sam McDowell Career Hit By Pitch
1
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Sam McDowell Career Intentional Walks
0
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
2
Sam McDowell Career Strikeouts
306
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
3.500
Sam McDowell Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
2.780
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.000
Sam McDowell Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.050
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.143
Sam McDowell Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.159
Al Downing Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.305
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
Sam McDowell Career Sacrifice Hits
56
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
Sam McDowell Career Sacrifice Flies
4
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Sam McDowell Career Ground into Double Play
6
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0