Joey Cora vs. Lee Smith — Matchup Analysis
Lee Smith has completely neutralized Cora in this matchup. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Cora's numbers against Smith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.400, 44% below the career mark of 0.717, with a batting average of just 0.200, 28% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.237. Smith has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Cora down once every 5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 12.8 PA. Edge: Smith.
How Joey Cora put the ball into play against Lee Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Lee Smith to Joey Cora
Matchup Details for Joey Cora and Lee Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Joey Cora and Lee Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Joey Cora Career Plate Appearances
4279
Lee Smith Career Batters Faced
5388
In this matchup
0.200
Joey Cora Career Batting Average
0.277
Lee Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
Joey Cora Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.008
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Joey Cora Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.029
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Joey Cora Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.090
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.071
In this matchup
0.250
Joey Cora Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.295
Lee Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Joey Cora Career Hit By Pitch
44
Lee Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
3
In this matchup
0
Joey Cora Career Intentional Walks
6
Lee Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
100
In this matchup
5.000
Joey Cora Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.770
Lee Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.307
In this matchup
0.000
Joey Cora Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.130
Lee Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.200
Joey Cora Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.332
Lee Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Joey Cora Career Sacrifice Hits
84
Lee Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
63
In this matchup
0
Joey Cora Career Sacrifice Flies
37
Lee Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
Joey Cora Career Ground into Double Play
58
Lee Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
77
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0