Billy Herman vs. Al Smith — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Herman is hitting 0.364 here, 20% above their career average, while Smith's career opposing average is 0.263. Herman also posted an OPS of 0.727, close to the career mark of 0.774. Smith has had the edge in strikeouts, with Herman going down once every 11 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 20.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Billy Herman put the ball into play against Al Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Al Smith to Billy Herman
Matchup Details for Billy Herman and Al Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Billy Herman and Al Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Billy Herman Career Plate Appearances
8641
Al Smith Career Batters Faced
7112
In this matchup
0.364
Billy Herman Career Batting Average
0.304
Al Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.263
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
Billy Herman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.006
Al Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.014
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Herman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.020
Al Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.055
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Herman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.110
Al Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.160
In this matchup
0.400
Billy Herman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.318
Al Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.278
In this matchup
0
Billy Herman Career Hit By Pitch
26
Al Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
32
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Billy Herman Career Intentional Walks
0
Al Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
11.000
Billy Herman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
20.190
Al Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
12.116
In this matchup
0.000
Billy Herman Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.720
Al Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
1.000
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.364
Billy Herman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.357
Al Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.323
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
Billy Herman Career Sacrifice Hits
171
Al Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Billy Herman Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Al Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Billy Herman Career Ground into Double Play
191
Al Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0