Kirk Gibson vs. Pete Smith — Matchup Analysis
Pete Smith has completely neutralized Gibson in this matchup. Gibson's numbers against Smith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.542, 34% below the career mark of 0.815, with a batting average of just 0.167, 38% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.266. Even with Gibson striking out less often than usual, once every 16 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smith. Edge: Smith.
How Kirk Gibson put the ball into play against Pete Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Pete Smith to Kirk Gibson
Matchup Details for Kirk Gibson and Pete Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Kirk Gibson and Pete Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
16
Kirk Gibson Career Plate Appearances
6656
Pete Smith Career Batters Faced
4423
In this matchup
0.167
Kirk Gibson Career Batting Average
0.268
Pete Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
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
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.044
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.164
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Kirk Gibson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.198
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.197
In this matchup
0.182
Kirk Gibson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Pete Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Hit By Pitch
61
Pete Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Intentional Walks
72
Pete Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
24
In this matchup
1
Kirk Gibson Career Strikeouts
1285
Pete Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
640
In this matchup
16.000
Kirk Gibson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.180
Pete Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.911
In this matchup
4.000
Kirk Gibson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Pete Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.375
Kirk Gibson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.352
Pete Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
Kirk Gibson Career Sacrifice Hits
23
Pete Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
49
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Sacrifice Flies
56
Pete Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
0
Kirk Gibson Career Ground into Double Play
72
Pete Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
70
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0