Bill Melton vs. Jim Willoughby — Matchup Analysis
Jim Willoughby has completely neutralized Melton in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Willoughby. Melton's numbers against Willoughby tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 47% below the career mark of 0.756, with a batting average of just 0.200, 21% below their career average and below Willoughby's career opposing average of 0.267. Edge: Willoughby.
How Bill Melton put the ball into play against Jim Willoughby
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Jim Willoughby to Bill Melton
Matchup Details for Bill Melton and Jim Willoughby
Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Melton and Jim Willoughby including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances
4557
Jim Willoughby Career Batters Faced
2306
In this matchup
0.200
Bill Melton Career Batting Average
0.253
Jim Willoughby Career Opposing Batting Average
0.267
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Home Runs
160
Jim Willoughby Career Home Runs Allowed
57
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
Jim Willoughby Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.027
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.159
Jim Willoughby Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.102
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.239
Jim Willoughby Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.228
In this matchup
0.200
Bill Melton Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
Jim Willoughby Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Hit By Pitch
44
Jim Willoughby Career Batters Hit By Pitch
21
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Intentional Walks
29
Jim Willoughby Career Intentional Walks Allowed
29
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Strikeouts
669
Jim Willoughby Career Strikeouts Thrown
250
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.810
Jim Willoughby Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.224
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Melton Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.720
Jim Willoughby Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.580
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Bill Melton Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Jim Willoughby Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.317
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
Jim Willoughby Career Sacrifice Hits
35
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Jim Willoughby Career Sacrifice Flies
17
In this matchup
0
Bill Melton Career Ground into Double Play
94
Jim Willoughby Career Double Plays Enabled
53
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0