Jeff McNeil vs. Caleb Smith — Matchup Analysis
Caleb Smith has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.273, 4% below their career average and above Smith's career opposing average of 0.220, McNeil's OPS of 0.697 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.779. Even with McNeil striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 8.4 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smith. Slight edge: Smith.
How Jeff McNeil put the ball into play against Caleb Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Caleb Smith to Jeff McNeil
Matchup Details for Jeff McNeil and Caleb Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Jeff McNeil and Caleb Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Jeff McNeil Career Plate Appearances
3621
Caleb Smith Career Batters Faced
1920
In this matchup
0.273
Jeff McNeil Career Batting Average
0.284
Caleb Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.220
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
Jeff McNeil Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.025
Caleb Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.050
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff McNeil Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.087
Caleb Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.228
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Jeff McNeil Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.186
Caleb Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.176
In this matchup
0.300
Jeff McNeil Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.305
Caleb Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.256
In this matchup
0
Jeff McNeil Career Hit By Pitch
85
Caleb Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
16
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Jeff McNeil Career Intentional Walks
11
Caleb Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
9
In this matchup
1
Jeff McNeil Career Strikeouts
430
Caleb Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
478
In this matchup
12.000
Jeff McNeil Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.420
Caleb Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.017
In this matchup
1.000
Jeff McNeil Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.610
Caleb Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.450
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.333
Jeff McNeil Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Caleb Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.309
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
Jeff McNeil Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Caleb Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
6
In this matchup
0
Jeff McNeil Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Caleb Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
8
In this matchup
0
Jeff McNeil Career Ground into Double Play
42
Caleb Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
16
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0