Brian McRae vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
John Smoltz has completely neutralized McRae in this matchup. McRae's numbers against Smoltz tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.345, 53% below the career mark of 0.727, with a batting average of just 0.136, 48% below their career average and below Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237. Smoltz has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending McRae down once every 6 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 7 PA, and McRae has yet to take Smoltz deep. Edge: Smoltz.
How Brian McRae put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to Brian McRae
Matchup Details for Brian McRae and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between Brian McRae and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
24
Brian McRae Career Plate Appearances
5737
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
0.136
Brian McRae Career Batting Average
0.261
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
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
Brian McRae Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.000
Brian McRae Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.077
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Brian McRae Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.125
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.167
Brian McRae Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
Brian McRae Career Hit By Pitch
57
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Brian McRae Career Intentional Walks
20
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
4
Brian McRae Career Strikeouts
824
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
6.000
Brian McRae Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.960
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
0.500
Brian McRae Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.590
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.208
Brian McRae Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
John Smoltz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.292
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
Brian McRae Career Sacrifice Hits
46
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
0
Brian McRae Career Sacrifice Flies
32
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
Brian McRae Career Ground into Double Play
87
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0