Willie Montanez vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Montanez is hitting 0.240 here, 13% below their career average, while Downing's career opposing average is 0.230. Montanez also posted an OPS of 0.745, close to the career mark of 0.729. Downing has had the edge in strikeouts, with Montanez going down once every 7.3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.5 PA. No clear edge.

How Willie Montanez put the ball into play against Al Downing

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Willie Montanez

Matchup Details for Willie Montanez and Al Downing

Stats that describe the matchup between Willie Montanez and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
29
Willie Montanez Career Plate Appearances
6407
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
25
Willie Montanez Career At Bats
5843
Al Downing Career At Bats Pitched
8481
In this matchup
0.240
Willie Montanez Career Batting Average
0.275
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
In this matchup
6
Willie Montanez Career Hits
1604
Al Downing Career Hits Allowed
1946
In this matchup
4
Willie Montanez Career Singles
1161
In this matchup
1
Willie Montanez Career Doubles
279
In this matchup
0
Willie Montanez Career Triples
25
In this matchup
1
Willie Montanez Career Home Runs
139
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
2
Willie Montanez Career Extra Base Hits
443
In this matchup
0.040
Willie Montanez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.024
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.167
Willie Montanez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.087
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.250
Willie Montanez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.185
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
10
Willie Montanez Total Bases
2350
In this matchup
10
Willie Montanez Career Times on Base
2093
In this matchup
0.345
Willie Montanez Career On Base Percentage
0.327
In this matchup
0.400
Willie Montanez Career Slugging Percentage
0.402
In this matchup
0.745
Willie Montanez Career OPS
0.729
In this matchup
0.160
Willie Montanez Career Isolated Power
0.128
In this matchup
0.255
Willie Montanez Career Gross Production Average
0.248
In this matchup
0.250
Willie Montanez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
4
Willie Montanez Career RBIs
802
In this matchup
3.214
Willie Montanez Career Runs Created
782.830
In this matchup
1
Willie Montanez Career Hit By Pitch
24
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31

Outs

In this matchup
15
In this matchup
3
Willie Montanez Career Walks
465
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed
933
In this matchup
0
Willie Montanez Career Intentional Walks
103
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
4
Willie Montanez Career Strikeouts
751
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
7.250
Willie Montanez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.530
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.750
Willie Montanez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.620
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.310
Willie Montanez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.339
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
Willie Montanez Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
Willie Montanez Career Sacrifice Flies
65
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Willie Montanez Career Ground into Double Play
162
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0