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
0.667
Andy Dirks Career Batting Average
0.276
Joe Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
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
0.000
Andy Dirks Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
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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
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0.000
Andy Dirks Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.139
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.099
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 Hit By Pitch
7
Joe Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Andy Dirks Career Intentional Walks
5
Joe Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
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
In this matchup
0