Ken Griffey vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
Ken Griffey has absolutely raked against Smoltz. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Griffey. Griffey's production against Smoltz has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.194, 51% above the career mark of 0.790, with a batting average of 0.500, 69% above their career average and above Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237. Edge: Griffey.
How Ken Griffey put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Ken Griffey
Matchup Details for Ken Griffey and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between Ken Griffey and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Ken Griffey Career Plate Appearances
8048
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
0.500
Ken Griffey Career Batting Average
0.296
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.071
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Ken Griffey Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.169
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.444
Ken Griffey Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.319
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Hit By Pitch
14
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
5
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Intentional Walks
51
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Strikeouts
898
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.960
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
0.000
Ken Griffey Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.800
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Ken Griffey Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.362
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
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Sacrifice Hits
31
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
1
Ken Griffey Career Sacrifice Flies
55
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Ken Griffey Career Ground into Double Play
106
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0