John Kruk vs. Dave Smith — Matchup Analysis
John Kruk has absolutely raked against Smith. With only 5 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Kruk. Kruk's production against Smith has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.550, 84% above the career mark of 0.842, with a batting average of 0.750, 150% above their career average and above Smith's career opposing average of 0.234. Edge: Kruk.
How John Kruk put the ball into play against Dave Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dave Smith to John Kruk
Matchup Details for John Kruk and Dave Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between John Kruk and Dave Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
5
John Kruk Career Plate Appearances
4603
Dave Smith Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
0.750
John Kruk Career Batting Average
0.300
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
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.011
In this matchup
0.000
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.086
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.049
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
John Kruk Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.143
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.062
In this matchup
0.750
John Kruk Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.341
Dave Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Hit By Pitch
2
Dave Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
13
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Intentional Walks
83
Dave Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
64
In this matchup
0.000
John Kruk Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.570
Dave Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.126
In this matchup
0.000
John Kruk Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.930
Dave Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.800
John Kruk Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.413
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
John Kruk Career Sacrifice Hits
12
Dave Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
55
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Sacrifice Flies
43
Dave Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
John Kruk Career Ground into Double Play
92
Dave Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
57
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0