Chris James vs. Bryn Smith — Matchup Analysis
Bryn Smith has completely neutralized James in this matchup. With only 8 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. James's numbers against Smith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.250, 65% below the career mark of 0.721, with a batting average of just 0.125, 52% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.253. Even with James striking out less often than usual, once every 8 PA versus a career rate of once every 6.7 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smith. Edge: Smith.
How Chris James put the ball into play against Bryn Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bryn Smith to Chris James
Matchup Details for Chris James and Bryn Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Chris James and Bryn Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Chris James Career Plate Appearances
3294
Bryn Smith Career Batters Faced
7434
In this matchup
0.125
Chris James Career Batting Average
0.261
Bryn Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.253
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
Chris James Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.030
Bryn Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Chris James Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.113
Bryn Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.081
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Chris James Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.184
Bryn Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.136
In this matchup
0.143
Chris James Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Bryn Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
In this matchup
0
Chris James Career Hit By Pitch
21
Bryn Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
48
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Chris James Career Intentional Walks
14
Bryn Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
43
In this matchup
1
Chris James Career Strikeouts
490
Bryn Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1028
In this matchup
8.000
Chris James Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.720
Bryn Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.232
In this matchup
0.000
Chris James Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.390
Bryn Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.420
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.125
Chris James Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.304
Bryn Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.296
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
Chris James Career Sacrifice Hits
15
Bryn Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
87
In this matchup
0
Chris James Career Sacrifice Flies
25
Bryn Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
47
In this matchup
0
Chris James Career Ground into Double Play
69
Bryn Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
146
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0