Lou Gehrig vs. George Smith — Matchup Analysis
George Smith has completely neutralized Gehrig in this matchup. Gehrig's numbers against Smith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.497, 54% below the career mark of 1.080, with a batting average of just 0.182, 47% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.270. Smith has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Gehrig down once every 8.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 12.2 PA, and Gehrig has yet to take Smith deep. Edge: Smith.
How Lou Gehrig put the ball into play against George Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by George Smith to Lou Gehrig
Matchup Details for Lou Gehrig and George Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Gehrig and George Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
26
Lou Gehrig Career Plate Appearances
9660
George Smith Career Batters Faced
1533
In this matchup
0.182
Lou Gehrig Career Batting Average
0.340
George Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.270
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
Lou Gehrig Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.062
George Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.013
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Gehrig Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.181
George Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.048
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Lou Gehrig Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.624
George Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.126
In this matchup
0.200
Lou Gehrig Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.332
George Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Hit By Pitch
45
George Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
5
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Intentional Walks
0
George Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
3
Lou Gehrig Career Strikeouts
790
George Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
135
In this matchup
8.667
Lou Gehrig Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
12.230
George Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
11.356
In this matchup
1.000
Lou Gehrig Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.910
George Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.610
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.269
Lou Gehrig Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.438
George Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.373
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
2
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Sacrifice Hits
106
George Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Lou Gehrig Career Sacrifice Flies
0
George Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Lou Gehrig Career Ground into Double Play
2
George Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0