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
9
Benny Distefano Career At Bats
360
John Smoltz Career At Bats Pitched
12978
In this matchup
0.333
Benny Distefano Career Batting Average
0.228
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
3
Benny Distefano Career Hits
82
John Smoltz Career Hits Allowed
3074
In this matchup
1
Benny Distefano Career Singles
57
In this matchup
2
Benny Distefano Career Doubles
13
In this matchup
0
Benny Distefano Career Triples
5
In this matchup
0
Benny Distefano Career Home Runs
7
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed
288

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
2
Benny Distefano Career Extra Base Hits
25
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
5
Benny Distefano Total Bases
126
In this matchup
4
Benny Distefano Career Times on Base
118
In this matchup
0.400
Benny Distefano Career On Base Percentage
0.296
In this matchup
0.556
Benny Distefano Career Slugging Percentage
0.350
In this matchup
0.956
Benny Distefano Career OPS
0.646
In this matchup
0.222
Benny Distefano Career Isolated Power
0.122
In this matchup
0.319
Benny Distefano Career Gross Production Average
0.221
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
1
Benny Distefano Career RBIs
42
In this matchup
2.000
Benny Distefano Career Runs Created
37.770
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
1
Benny Distefano Career Walks
31
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed
1010
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

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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
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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

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0