Craig Biggio vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
John Smoltz has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.260, 8% below their career average and above Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237, Biggio's OPS of 0.668 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.796. Smoltz has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Biggio down once every 4.4 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7.1 PA. Slight edge: Smoltz.
How Craig Biggio put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Craig Biggio
Matchup Details for Craig Biggio and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between Craig Biggio and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
115
Craig Biggio Career Plate Appearances
12503
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
104
Craig Biggio Career At Bats
10876
John Smoltz Career At Bats Pitched
12978
In this matchup
0.260
Craig Biggio Career Batting Average
0.281
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
2
Craig Biggio Career Home Runs
291
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
0.019
Craig Biggio Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.027
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.074
Craig Biggio Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.095
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.077
Craig Biggio Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.166
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.325
Craig Biggio Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
1
Craig Biggio Career Hit By Pitch
285
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
51
In this matchup
0
Craig Biggio Career Intentional Walks
68
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
26
Craig Biggio Career Strikeouts
1753
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
4.423
Craig Biggio Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.130
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
0.346
Craig Biggio Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.660
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.313
Craig Biggio Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Craig Biggio Career Sacrifice Hits
101
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
1
Craig Biggio Career Sacrifice Flies
81
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
1
Craig Biggio Career Ground into Double Play
150
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0