Jay Bell vs. John Smiley — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Bell is hitting 0.276 here, 4% above their career average, while Smiley's career opposing average is 0.255. Bell also posted an OPS of 0.785, close to the career mark of 0.759. Bell has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 8.8 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5.9 PA. No clear edge.
How Jay Bell put the ball into play against John Smiley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smiley to Jay Bell
Matchup Details for Jay Bell and John Smiley
Stats that describe the matchup between Jay Bell and John Smiley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Jay Bell Career Plate Appearances
8525
John Smiley Career Batters Faced
7900
In this matchup
0.276
Jay Bell Career Batting Average
0.265
John Smiley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.255
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
0.034
Jay Bell Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.125
Jay Bell Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.099
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.250
Jay Bell Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.280
Jay Bell Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
John Smiley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Jay Bell Career Hit By Pitch
57
John Smiley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
39
Outs
In this matchup
18
In this matchup
0
Jay Bell Career Intentional Walks
25
John Smiley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
4
Jay Bell Career Strikeouts
1443
John Smiley Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
8.750
Jay Bell Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.910
John Smiley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.153
In this matchup
1.250
Jay Bell Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
John Smiley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.371
Jay Bell Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.333
John Smiley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
Jay Bell Career Sacrifice Hits
159
John Smiley Career Sacrifice Hits
101
In this matchup
1
Jay Bell Career Sacrifice Flies
58
John Smiley Career Sacrifice Flies
52
In this matchup
1
Jay Bell Career Ground into Double Play
165
John Smiley Career Double Plays Enabled
142
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0