Benny Distefano vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
Benny Distefano has absolutely raked against Smoltz. Distefano's production against Smoltz has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.956, 48% above the career mark of 0.646, with a batting average of 0.333, 46% above their career average and above Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237. Despite striking out once every 5 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.1 PA, Distefano is still posting above-career production against Smoltz. Edge: Distefano.
How Benny Distefano put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Benny Distefano
Matchup Details for Benny Distefano and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between Benny Distefano and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Benny Distefano Career Plate Appearances
403
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
0.333
Benny Distefano Career Batting Average
0.228
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
0
Benny Distefano Career Home Runs
7
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed
288
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Distefano Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Distefano Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.085
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Benny Distefano Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.106
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.429
Benny Distefano Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.259
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Benny Distefano Career Hit By Pitch
5
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Benny Distefano Career Intentional Walks
6
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
2
Benny Distefano Career Strikeouts
66
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
5.000
Benny Distefano Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.110
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
0.500
Benny Distefano Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.470
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.400
Benny Distefano Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.295
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
0
Benny Distefano Career Sacrifice Hits
4
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
0
Benny Distefano Career Sacrifice Flies
3
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Benny Distefano Career Ground into Double Play
11
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0