Austin Kearns vs. Joe Smith — Matchup Analysis
Joe Smith has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.250, 2% below their career average and above Smith's career opposing average of 0.232, Kearns's OPS of 0.650 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.764. Smith has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Kearns down once every 3.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.7 PA, and Kearns has yet to take Smith deep. Slight edge: Smith.
How Austin Kearns put the ball into play against Joe Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Smith to Austin Kearns
Matchup Details for Austin Kearns and Joe Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Austin Kearns and Joe Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
10
Austin Kearns Career Plate Appearances
4179
Joe Smith Career Batters Faced
3150
In this matchup
0.250
Austin Kearns Career Batting Average
0.254
Joe Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.232
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
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.132
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Austin Kearns Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.135
Joe Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.099
In this matchup
0.400
Austin Kearns Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
Joe Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
In this matchup
1
Austin Kearns Career Hit By Pitch
75
Joe Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
40
Outs
In this matchup
2
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Intentional Walks
19
Joe Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
31
In this matchup
3
Austin Kearns Career Strikeouts
898
Joe Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
666
In this matchup
3.333
Austin Kearns Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.650
Joe Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.730
In this matchup
0.333
Austin Kearns Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Joe Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Austin Kearns Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.337
Joe Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.298
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Sacrifice Hits
3
Joe Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
23
In this matchup
0
Austin Kearns Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Joe Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
12
In this matchup
1
Austin Kearns Career Ground into Double Play
115
Joe Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
73
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0