Lou Piniella vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis
Al Downing has completely neutralized Piniella in this matchup. Piniella's numbers against Downing tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.284, 62% below the career mark of 0.741, with a batting average of just 0.118, 60% below their career average and below Downing's career opposing average of 0.230. Downing has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Piniella down once every 6 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 11.8 PA, and Piniella has yet to take Downing deep. Edge: Downing.
How Lou Piniella put the ball into play against Al Downing
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Lou Piniella
Matchup Details for Lou Piniella and Al Downing
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Piniella and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Lou Piniella Career Plate Appearances
6362
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
0.118
Lou Piniella Career Batting Average
0.291
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
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.060
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Piniella Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.189
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.143
Lou Piniella Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Hit By Pitch
31
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Intentional Walks
82
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
3
Lou Piniella Career Strikeouts
541
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
6.000
Lou Piniella Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.760
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.333
Lou Piniella Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.680
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Lou Piniella 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
Lou Piniella Career Sacrifice Hits
35
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
Lou Piniella Career Sacrifice Flies
61
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
3
Lou Piniella Career Ground into Double Play
209
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0