Javier Baez vs. Josh Smith — Matchup Analysis
Josh Smith has dominated this matchup. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Baez is hitting just 0.200 in this matchup, 21% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.277. Baez also posted an OPS of 0.533, well below the career mark of 0.726. Even with Baez striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.6 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smith. Edge: Smith.
How Javier Baez put the ball into play against Josh Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Josh Smith to Javier Baez
Matchup Details for Javier Baez and Josh Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Javier Baez and Josh Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Javier Baez Career Plate Appearances
5115
Josh Smith Career Batters Faced
832
In this matchup
0.200
Javier Baez Career Batting Average
0.252
Josh Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
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
Javier Baez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.040
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.044
In this matchup
0.000
Javier Baez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.158
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Javier Baez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.138
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.213
In this matchup
0.250
Javier Baez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Josh Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
In this matchup
0
Javier Baez Career Hit By Pitch
58
Josh Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Javier Baez Career Intentional Walks
34
Josh Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Javier Baez Career Strikeouts
1403
Josh Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
150
In this matchup
6.000
Javier Baez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.650
Josh Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.547
In this matchup
1.000
Javier Baez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.160
Josh Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Javier Baez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.287
Josh Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.351
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
Javier Baez Career Sacrifice Hits
8
Josh Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
2
In this matchup
0
Javier Baez Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Josh Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
7
In this matchup
0
Javier Baez Career Ground into Double Play
112
Josh Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
7
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0