Steve Garvey vs. Dave Smith — Matchup Analysis

Dave Smith has kept Garvey in check relative to their career standard. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.667 sits 14% below where Garvey typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Smith has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Garvey down once every 7.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 9.4 PA. Slight edge: Smith. Context matters here.

How Steve Garvey put the ball into play against Dave Smith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dave Smith to Steve Garvey

Matchup Details for Steve Garvey and Dave Smith

Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Garvey and Dave Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
22
Steve Garvey Career Plate Appearances
9466
Dave Smith Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
21
Steve Garvey Career At Bats
8835
Dave Smith Career At Bats Pitched
2987
In this matchup
0.286
Steve Garvey Career Batting Average
0.294
Dave Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.234
In this matchup
6
Steve Garvey Career Hits
2599
Dave Smith Career Hits Allowed
700
In this matchup
5
Steve Garvey Career Singles
1844
In this matchup
0
Steve Garvey Career Doubles
440
In this matchup
1
Steve Garvey Career Triples
43
In this matchup
0
Steve Garvey Career Home Runs
272
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed
34

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
1
Steve Garvey Career Extra Base Hits
755
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Garvey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.031
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.011
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Garvey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.105
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.049

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Steve Garvey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.271
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.062
In this matchup
8
Steve Garvey Total Bases
3941
In this matchup
6
Steve Garvey Career Times on Base
3107
In this matchup
0.286
Steve Garvey Career On Base Percentage
0.329
In this matchup
0.381
Steve Garvey Career Slugging Percentage
0.446
In this matchup
0.667
Steve Garvey Career OPS
0.776
In this matchup
0.095
Steve Garvey Career Isolated Power
0.152
In this matchup
0.224
Steve Garvey Career Gross Production Average
0.260
In this matchup
0.333
Steve Garvey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
Dave Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
In this matchup
3
Steve Garvey Career RBIs
1308
In this matchup
2.286
Steve Garvey Career Runs Created
1293.030
In this matchup
0
Steve Garvey Career Hit By Pitch
29
Dave Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
13

Outs

In this matchup
11
In this matchup
0
Steve Garvey Career Walks
479
Dave Smith Career Walks Allowed
283
In this matchup
0
Steve Garvey Career Intentional Walks
113
Dave Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
64
In this matchup
3
Steve Garvey Career Strikeouts
1003
Dave Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
548
In this matchup
7.333
Steve Garvey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.440
Dave Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.126
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Garvey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.480
Dave Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.273
Steve Garvey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
Dave Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
1

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Steve Garvey Career Sacrifice Hits
33
Dave Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
55
In this matchup
0
Steve Garvey Career Sacrifice Flies
90
Dave Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Steve Garvey Career Ground into Double Play
251
Dave Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
57

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0