Terry Francona vs. Lee Smith — Matchup Analysis
Lee Smith has completely neutralized Francona in this matchup. Francona's numbers against Smith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.200, 69% below the career mark of 0.652, with a batting average of just 0.100, 64% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.237. Smith has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Francona down once every 10 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 15.3 PA, and Francona has yet to take Smith deep. Edge: Smith.
How Terry Francona put the ball into play against Lee Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Lee Smith to Terry Francona
Matchup Details for Terry Francona and Lee Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Terry Francona and Lee Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Terry Francona Career Plate Appearances
1826
Lee Smith Career Batters Faced
5388
In this matchup
0.100
Terry Francona Career Batting Average
0.274
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
Terry Francona Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.009
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Terry Francona Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.034
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Terry Francona Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.134
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.071
In this matchup
0.111
Terry Francona Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.285
Lee Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Terry Francona Career Hit By Pitch
5
Lee Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Terry Francona Career Intentional Walks
15
Lee Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
100
In this matchup
1
Terry Francona Career Strikeouts
119
Lee Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1251
In this matchup
10.000
Terry Francona Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
15.340
Lee Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.307
In this matchup
0.000
Terry Francona Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.550
Lee Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.100
Terry Francona Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.303
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
Terry Francona Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Lee Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
63
In this matchup
0
Terry Francona Career Sacrifice Flies
10
Lee Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
1
Terry Francona Career Ground into Double Play
30
Lee Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
77
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0