Mark McGwire vs. Jimmy Anderson — Matchup Analysis
Mark McGwire has absolutely raked against Anderson. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward McGwire. McGwire's production against Anderson has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.667, 70% above the career mark of 0.982, with a batting average of 0.400, 52% above their career average and above Anderson's career opposing average of 0.295. McGwire has also gone deep at or above the career pace. Edge: McGwire.
How Mark McGwire put the ball into play against Jimmy Anderson
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jimmy Anderson to Mark McGwire
Matchup Details for Mark McGwire and Jimmy Anderson
Stats that describe the matchup between Mark McGwire and Jimmy Anderson including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances
7660
Jimmy Anderson Career Batters Faced
2587
In this matchup
0.400
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average
0.263
Jimmy Anderson Career Opposing Batting Average
0.295
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs
583
Jimmy Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed
58
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
0.200
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.094
Jimmy Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.025
In this matchup
0.500
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.359
Jimmy Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.365
Jimmy Anderson Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.241
In this matchup
0.250
Mark McGwire Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.255
Jimmy Anderson Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.310
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Hit By Pitch
75
Jimmy Anderson Career Batters Hit By Pitch
26
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
1
Mark McGwire Career Intentional Walks
150
Jimmy Anderson Career Intentional Walks Allowed
24
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Strikeouts
1596
Jimmy Anderson Career Strikeouts Thrown
241
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.800
Jimmy Anderson Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
10.734
In this matchup
0.000
Mark McGwire Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.830
Jimmy Anderson Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.000
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.750
Mark McGwire Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.404
Jimmy Anderson Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.362
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
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Jimmy Anderson Career Sacrifice Hits
23
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Sacrifice Flies
78
Jimmy Anderson Career Sacrifice Flies
20
In this matchup
0
Mark McGwire Career Ground into Double Play
147
Jimmy Anderson Career Double Plays Enabled
82
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0