Mike Benjamin vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
John Smoltz has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.273, 19% above their career average and above Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237, Benjamin's OPS of 0.545 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.616. Even with Benjamin striking out less often than usual, once every 6 PA versus a career rate of once every 5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smoltz. Slight edge: Smoltz.
How Mike Benjamin put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Mike Benjamin
Matchup Details for Mike Benjamin and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between Mike Benjamin and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Mike Benjamin Career Plate Appearances
2124
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
0.273
Mike Benjamin Career Batting Average
0.230
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
0
Mike Benjamin Career Home Runs
24
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed
288
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
Mike Benjamin Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Benjamin Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.054
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Benjamin Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.056
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.333
Mike Benjamin Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.282
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Mike Benjamin Career Hit By Pitch
25
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Mike Benjamin Career Intentional Walks
19
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
2
Mike Benjamin Career Strikeouts
429
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
6.000
Mike Benjamin Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.950
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
0.000
Mike Benjamin Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.250
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Mike Benjamin Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.267
John Smoltz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.292
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
1
Mike Benjamin Career Sacrifice Hits
57
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
0
Mike Benjamin Career Sacrifice Flies
10
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Mike Benjamin Career Ground into Double Play
38
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0