Andy Dirks vs. Joe Smith — Matchup Analysis

Andy Dirks has absolutely raked against Smith. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Dirks. Dirks's production against Smith has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.467, 97% above the career mark of 0.745, with a batting average of 0.667, 142% above their career average and above Smith's career opposing average of 0.232. Edge: Dirks.

How Andy Dirks put the ball into play against Joe Smith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Smith to Andy Dirks

Matchup Details for Andy Dirks and Joe Smith

Stats that describe the matchup between Andy Dirks and Joe Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
Andy Dirks Career Plate Appearances
1063
Joe Smith Career Batters Faced
3150
In this matchup
3
Andy Dirks Career At Bats
971
Joe Smith Career At Bats Pitched
2821
In this matchup
0.667
Andy Dirks Career Batting Average
0.276
Joe Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
In this matchup
2
Andy Dirks Career Hits
268
Joe Smith Career Hits Allowed
653
In this matchup
2
Andy Dirks Career Singles
190
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Doubles
47
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Triples
7
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Home Runs
24
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed
66

Grand Slams

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0

In the Park Home Runs

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0

In the Park Grand Slams

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0
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Extra Base Hits
78
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Dirks Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Dirks Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.090
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Andy Dirks Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.139
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.099
In this matchup
2
Andy Dirks Total Bases
401
In this matchup
4
Andy Dirks Career Times on Base
351
In this matchup
0.800
Andy Dirks Career On Base Percentage
0.332
In this matchup
0.667
Andy Dirks Career Slugging Percentage
0.413
In this matchup
1.467
Andy Dirks Career OPS
0.745
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Dirks Career Isolated Power
0.137
In this matchup
0.527
Andy Dirks Career Gross Production Average
0.253
In this matchup
0.667
Andy Dirks Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.314
Joe Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career RBIs
100
In this matchup
1.600
Andy Dirks Career Runs Created
141.980
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Hit By Pitch
7
Joe Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40

Outs

In this matchup
1
In this matchup
2
Andy Dirks Career Walks
76
Joe Smith Career Walks Allowed
254
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Intentional Walks
5
Joe Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Strikeouts
173
Joe Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
666
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Dirks Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.140
Joe Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.730
In this matchup
0.000
Andy Dirks Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.440
Joe Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.800
Andy Dirks Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.328
Joe Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

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0

Batter Reached due to Error

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0

Batter Reached due to Interference

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0
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Sacrifice Hits
6
Joe Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
23
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Sacrifice Flies
3
Joe Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Ground into Double Play
13
Joe Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
73

Ground into Triple Play

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0