Joe Morgan vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis
Al Downing has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.278, 3% above their career average and above Downing's career opposing average of 0.230, Morgan's OPS of 0.713 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.819. Even with Morgan striking out less often than usual, once every 15.3 PA versus a career rate of once every 11.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Downing. Slight edge: Downing.
How Joe Morgan put the ball into play against Al Downing
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Joe Morgan
Matchup Details for Joe Morgan and Al Downing
Stats that describe the matchup between Joe Morgan and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
46
Joe Morgan Career Plate Appearances
11329
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
0.278
Joe Morgan Career Batting Average
0.271
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
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
Joe Morgan Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Morgan Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.107
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joe Morgan Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.264
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.303
Joe Morgan Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.278
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
0
Joe Morgan Career Hit By Pitch
40
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
0
Joe Morgan Career Intentional Walks
76
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
3
Joe Morgan Career Strikeouts
1015
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
15.333
Joe Morgan Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.160
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
3.333
Joe Morgan Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.840
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.435
Joe Morgan Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.394
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
Joe Morgan Career Sacrifice Hits
51
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
Joe Morgan Career Sacrifice Flies
96
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
Joe Morgan Career Ground into Double Play
105
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0