Ken McMullen vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. McMullen is hitting 0.278 here, 12% above their career average, while Downing's career opposing average is 0.230. McMullen also posted an OPS of 0.656, close to the career mark of 0.699. McMullen has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 8.2 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 7 PA. No clear edge.

How Ken McMullen put the ball into play against Al Downing

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Ken McMullen

Matchup Details for Ken McMullen and Al Downing

Stats that describe the matchup between Ken McMullen and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
41
Ken McMullen Career Plate Appearances
5730
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
36
Ken McMullen Career At Bats
5131
Al Downing Career At Bats Pitched
8481
In this matchup
0.278
Ken McMullen Career Batting Average
0.248
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
In this matchup
10
Ken McMullen Career Hits
1273
Al Downing Career Hits Allowed
1946
In this matchup
9
Ken McMullen Career Singles
919
In this matchup
1
Ken McMullen Career Doubles
172
In this matchup
0
Ken McMullen Career Triples
26
In this matchup
0
Ken McMullen Career Home Runs
156
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed
177

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
1
Ken McMullen Career Extra Base Hits
354
In this matchup
0.000
Ken McMullen Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Ken McMullen Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.123
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Ken McMullen Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.191
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
11
Ken McMullen Total Bases
1965
In this matchup
14
Ken McMullen Career Times on Base
1800
In this matchup
0.350
Ken McMullen Career On Base Percentage
0.316
In this matchup
0.306
Ken McMullen Career Slugging Percentage
0.383
In this matchup
0.656
Ken McMullen Career OPS
0.699
In this matchup
0.028
Ken McMullen Career Isolated Power
0.135
In this matchup
0.234
Ken McMullen Career Gross Production Average
0.238
In this matchup
0.323
Ken McMullen Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
5
Ken McMullen Career RBIs
606
In this matchup
3.850
Ken McMullen Career Runs Created
648.360
In this matchup
0
Ken McMullen Career Hit By Pitch
17
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31

Outs

In this matchup
22
In this matchup
4
Ken McMullen Career Walks
510
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed
933
In this matchup
0
Ken McMullen Career Intentional Walks
47
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
5
Ken McMullen Career Strikeouts
815
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
8.200
Ken McMullen Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.030
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.800
Ken McMullen Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.630
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.341
Ken McMullen Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
1
Ken McMullen Career Sacrifice Hits
34
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
Ken McMullen Career Sacrifice Flies
38
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Ken McMullen Career Ground into Double Play
134
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0