Gary Matthews vs. Dave Smith — Matchup Analysis
Dave Smith has dominated this matchup. Despite batting 0.278, 1% below their career average and above Smith's career opposing average of 0.234, Matthews's OPS of 0.611 is 24% below the career mark of 0.802. Smith has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Matthews down once every 3.6 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7.3 PA, and Matthews has yet to take Smith deep. Edge: Smith.
How Gary Matthews put the ball into play against Dave Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Dave Smith to Gary Matthews
Matchup Details for Gary Matthews and Dave Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Gary Matthews and Dave Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
18
Gary Matthews Career Plate Appearances
8189
Dave Smith Career Batters Faced
3357
In this matchup
0.278
Gary Matthews Career Batting Average
0.281
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
Gary Matthews Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.033
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.011
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.116
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.049
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.208
Dave Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.062
In this matchup
0.385
Gary Matthews Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
Dave Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Career Hit By Pitch
21
Dave Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
13
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Career Intentional Walks
46
Dave Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
64
In this matchup
5
Gary Matthews Career Strikeouts
1125
Dave Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
548
In this matchup
3.600
Gary Matthews Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.280
Dave Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.126
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.840
Dave Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.520
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.278
Gary Matthews Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Career Sacrifice Hits
19
Dave Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
55
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Career Sacrifice Flies
62
Dave Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
19
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Career Ground into Double Play
179
Dave Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
57
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0