Gary Matthews Jr. vs. Greg Smith — Matchup Analysis
Greg Smith has kept Matthews in check relative to their career standard. 0.313 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.665 sits 10% below where Matthews typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Even with Matthews striking out less often than usual, once every 5.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smith. Slight edge: Smith. Context matters here.
How Gary Matthews Jr. put the ball into play against Greg Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Greg Smith to Gary Matthews Jr.
Matchup Details for Gary Matthews Jr. and Greg Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Gary Matthews Jr. and Greg Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances
4617
Greg Smith Career Batters Faced
982
In this matchup
16
Gary Matthews Jr. Career At Bats
4103
Greg Smith Career At Bats Pitched
847
In this matchup
0.313
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average
0.257
Greg Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs
108
Greg Smith Career Home Runs Allowed
29
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 Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.026
Greg Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.034
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.102
Greg Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.133
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.127
Greg Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.204
In this matchup
0.237
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Gross Production Average
0.251
In this matchup
0.385
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Greg Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
18
Greg Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
4
Outs
In this matchup
8
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Intentional Walks
26
Greg Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
7
In this matchup
3
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Strikeouts
849
Greg Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
142
In this matchup
5.667
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.440
Greg Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.915
In this matchup
0.333
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.530
Greg Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.780
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.353
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.333
Greg Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.342
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
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0
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
13
Greg Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
7
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
29
Greg Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
13
In this matchup
0
Gary Matthews Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
72
Greg Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
16
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0