Candy Maldonado vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
John Smoltz has completely neutralized Maldonado in this matchup. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smoltz. Maldonado's numbers against Smoltz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.000, 100% below the career mark of 0.746, with a batting average of just 0.000, 100% below their career average and below Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237. Smoltz has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Maldonado down once every 2.3 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 5.3 PA. Edge: Smoltz.
How Candy Maldonado put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Candy Maldonado
Matchup Details for Candy Maldonado and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between Candy Maldonado and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Candy Maldonado Career Plate Appearances
4590
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
7
Candy Maldonado Career At Bats
4106
John Smoltz Career At Bats Pitched
12978
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Batting Average
0.254
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs
146
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed
288
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
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.036
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.140
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.169
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.286
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Hit By Pitch
41
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Intentional Walks
32
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
3
Candy Maldonado Career Strikeouts
864
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
2.333
Candy Maldonado Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.310
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.450
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.000
Candy Maldonado Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.319
John Smoltz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.292
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Sacrifice Hits
11
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Sacrifice Flies
41
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Candy Maldonado Career Ground into Double Play
98
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0