John Romano vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis
Al Downing has completely neutralized Romano in this matchup. Romano's numbers against Downing tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.558, 30% below the career mark of 0.797, with a batting average of just 0.143, 44% below their career average and below Downing's career opposing average of 0.230. Downing has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Romano down once every 4.7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 6.7 PA. Edge: Downing.
How John Romano put the ball into play against Al Downing
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to John Romano
Matchup Details for John Romano and Al Downing
Stats that describe the matchup between John Romano and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
33
John Romano Career Plate Appearances
3256
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
0.143
John Romano Career Batting Average
0.255
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
0.036
John Romano Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.047
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.250
John Romano Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.183
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.143
John Romano Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.266
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.150
John Romano Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.264
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
0
John Romano Career Hit By Pitch
29
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
17
In this matchup
0
John Romano Career Intentional Walks
27
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
7
John Romano Career Strikeouts
485
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
4.714
John Romano Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.710
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.714
John Romano Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.850
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.273
John Romano Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.352
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
John Romano Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
John Romano Career Sacrifice Flies
33
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
0
John Romano Career Ground into Double Play
69
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0