Jordy Mercer vs. Josh Smith — Matchup Analysis

Josh Smith has had the better of this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Mercer is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 2% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.277. Mercer also posted an OPS of 0.583, modestly below the career mark of 0.701. Even with Mercer striking out less often than usual, once every 9 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.8 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smith. Slight edge: Smith.

How Jordy Mercer put the ball into play against Josh Smith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Josh Smith to Jordy Mercer

Matchup Details for Jordy Mercer and Josh Smith

Stats that describe the matchup between Jordy Mercer and Josh Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Jordy Mercer Career Plate Appearances
3416
Josh Smith Career Batters Faced
832
In this matchup
8
Jordy Mercer Career At Bats
3104
Josh Smith Career At Bats Pitched
732
In this matchup
0.250
Jordy Mercer Career Batting Average
0.256
Josh Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
2
Jordy Mercer Career Hits
796
Josh Smith Career Hits Allowed
203
In this matchup
2
Jordy Mercer Career Singles
542
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Doubles
173
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Triples
15
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs
66
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed
32

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
Jordy Mercer Career Extra Base Hits
254
In this matchup
0.000
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.021
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.044
In this matchup
0.000
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.083
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.158

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Jordy Mercer Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.112
Josh Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.213
In this matchup
2
Jordy Mercer Total Bases
1197
In this matchup
3
Jordy Mercer Career Times on Base
1069
In this matchup
0.333
Jordy Mercer Career On Base Percentage
0.315
In this matchup
0.250
Jordy Mercer Career Slugging Percentage
0.386
In this matchup
0.583
Jordy Mercer Career OPS
0.701
In this matchup
0.000
Jordy Mercer Career Isolated Power
0.129
In this matchup
0.213
Jordy Mercer Career Gross Production Average
0.238
In this matchup
0.286
Jordy Mercer Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Josh Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.311
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career RBIs
308
In this matchup
0.667
Jordy Mercer Career Runs Created
382.910
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Hit By Pitch
27
Josh Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10

Outs

In this matchup
5
In this matchup
1
Jordy Mercer Career Walks
246
Josh Smith Career Walks Allowed
81
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Intentional Walks
56
Josh Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
8
In this matchup
1
Jordy Mercer Career Strikeouts
589
Josh Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
150
In this matchup
9.000
Jordy Mercer Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.800
Josh Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.547
In this matchup
1.000
Jordy Mercer Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.420
Josh Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.540

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.333
Jordy Mercer Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.321
Josh Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.351

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
Jordy Mercer Career Sacrifice Hits
22
Josh Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
2
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Sacrifice Flies
17
Josh Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
7
In this matchup
0
Jordy Mercer Career Ground into Double Play
73
Josh Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
7

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0