Dave Kingman vs. Lee Smith — Matchup Analysis
Lee Smith has completely neutralized Kingman in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Kingman's numbers against Smith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.543, 30% below the career mark of 0.780, with a batting average of just 0.143, 39% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.237. Even with Kingman striking out less often than usual, once every 4.5 PA versus a career rate of once every 4.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smith. Edge: Smith.
How Dave Kingman put the ball into play against Lee Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Lee Smith to Dave Kingman
Matchup Details for Dave Kingman and Lee Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Dave Kingman and Lee Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Dave Kingman Career Plate Appearances
7429
Lee Smith Career Batters Faced
5388
In this matchup
0.143
Dave Kingman Career Batting Average
0.236
Lee Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
Dave Kingman Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.066
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Kingman Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.281
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dave Kingman Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.243
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.071
In this matchup
0.200
Dave Kingman Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.252
Lee Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Dave Kingman Career Hit By Pitch
53
Lee Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
1
Dave Kingman Career Intentional Walks
72
Lee Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
100
In this matchup
2
Dave Kingman Career Strikeouts
1816
Lee Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1251
In this matchup
4.500
Dave Kingman Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.090
Lee Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.307
In this matchup
1.500
Dave Kingman Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.330
Lee Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.444
Dave Kingman Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.304
Lee Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319
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
Dave Kingman Career Sacrifice Hits
16
Lee Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
63
In this matchup
0
Dave Kingman Career Sacrifice Flies
75
Lee Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
Dave Kingman Career Ground into Double Play
139
Lee Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
77
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0