Ray Knight vs. Dave Smith — Matchup Analysis
Dave Smith has completely neutralized Knight in this matchup. Knight's numbers against Smith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.273, 62% below the career mark of 0.711, with a batting average of just 0.091, 67% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.234. Smith has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Knight down once every 3.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, and Knight has yet to take Smith deep. Edge: Smith.
How Ray Knight put the ball into play against Dave Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dave Smith to Ray Knight
Matchup Details for Ray Knight and Dave Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Ray Knight and Dave Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
11
Ray Knight Career Plate Appearances
5291
Dave Smith Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
0.091
Ray Knight Career Batting Average
0.272
Dave Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.234
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
Ray Knight Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.017
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.011
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Knight Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.064
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.049
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Knight Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.145
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.062
In this matchup
0.125
Ray Knight Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Dave Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
In this matchup
0
Ray Knight Career Hit By Pitch
36
Dave Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
13
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Ray Knight Career Intentional Walks
43
Dave Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
64
In this matchup
3.667
Ray Knight Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.140
Dave Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.126
In this matchup
0.000
Ray Knight Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
Dave Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.091
Ray Knight Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Dave Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.312
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
Ray Knight Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Dave Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
55
In this matchup
0
Ray Knight Career Sacrifice Flies
61
Dave Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Ray Knight Career Ground into Double Play
169
Dave Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
57
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0