Billy Williams vs. Al Downing — Matchup Analysis
Al Downing has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 14% below their career average and above Downing's career opposing average of 0.230, Williams's OPS of 0.743 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.853. Downing has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Williams down once every 6.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 10.1 PA, and Williams has yet to take Downing deep. Slight edge: Downing.
How Billy Williams put the ball into play against Al Downing
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Downing to Billy Williams
Matchup Details for Billy Williams and Al Downing
Stats that describe the matchup between Billy Williams and Al Downing including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
19
Billy Williams Career Plate Appearances
10519
Al Downing Career Batters Faced
9539
In this matchup
0.250
Billy Williams Career Batting Average
0.290
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average
0.230
In this matchup
0
Billy Williams Career Home Runs
426
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
0.000
Billy Williams Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.046
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Williams Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.157
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Williams Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.407
Al Downing Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.108
In this matchup
0.308
Billy Williams Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
Al Downing Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.265
In this matchup
1
Billy Williams Career Hit By Pitch
43
Al Downing Career Batters Hit By Pitch
31
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Billy Williams Career Intentional Walks
182
Al Downing Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
3
Billy Williams Career Strikeouts
1046
Al Downing Career Strikeouts Thrown
1639
In this matchup
6.333
Billy Williams Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
10.060
Al Downing Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.820
In this matchup
0.667
Billy Williams Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.000
Al Downing Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.570
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.316
Billy Williams Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.374
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
Billy Williams Career Sacrifice Hits
8
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Hits
69
In this matchup
0
Billy Williams Career Sacrifice Flies
73
Al Downing Career Sacrifice Flies
25
In this matchup
2
Billy Williams Career Ground into Double Play
200
Al Downing Career Double Plays Enabled
34
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0