Bill Melton vs. Sam McDowell — Matchup Analysis
Sam McDowell has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 1% below their career average and above McDowell's career opposing average of 0.213, Melton's OPS of 0.613 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.756. McDowell has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Melton down once every 2.8 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 6.8 PA, and Melton has yet to take McDowell deep. Slight edge: McDowell.
How Bill Melton put the ball into play against Sam McDowell
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Sam McDowell to Bill Melton
Matchup Details for Bill Melton and Sam McDowell
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Melton and Sam McDowell including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
25
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances
4557
Sam McDowell Career Batters Faced
10587
In this matchup
0.250
Bill Melton Career Batting Average
0.253
Sam McDowell Career Opposing Batting Average
0.213
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Home Runs
160
Sam McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed
164
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
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Sam McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.018
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Sam McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.084
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.239
Sam McDowell Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.067
In this matchup
0.400
Bill Melton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
Sam McDowell Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.273
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Hit By Pitch
44
Sam McDowell Career Batters Hit By Pitch
59
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Intentional Walks
29
Sam McDowell Career Intentional Walks Allowed
74
In this matchup
9
Bill Melton Career Strikeouts
669
Sam McDowell Career Strikeouts Thrown
2453
In this matchup
2.778
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.810
Sam McDowell Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.316
In this matchup
0.111
Bill Melton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Sam McDowell Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.530
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.280
Bill Melton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Sam McDowell Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.315
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
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Hits
20
Sam McDowell Career Sacrifice Hits
39
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Sam McDowell Career Sacrifice Flies
21
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Ground into Double Play
94
Sam McDowell Career Double Plays Enabled
16
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0