Rick Monday vs. Lee Smith — Matchup Analysis

Lee Smith has kept Monday in check relative to their career standard. With only 8 plate appearances this is early evidence, but it leans Smith. 0.286 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.730 sits 9% below where Monday typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Smith has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Monday down once every 2.7 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 4.7 PA. Slight edge: Smith. Context matters here.

How Rick Monday put the ball into play against Lee Smith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Lee Smith to Rick Monday

Matchup Details for Rick Monday and Lee Smith

Stats that describe the matchup between Rick Monday and Lee Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
8
Rick Monday Career Plate Appearances
7162
Lee Smith Career Batters Faced
5388
In this matchup
7
Rick Monday Career At Bats
6136
Lee Smith Career At Bats Pitched
4791
In this matchup
0.286
Rick Monday Career Batting Average
0.264
Lee Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
In this matchup
2
Rick Monday Career Hits
1619
Lee Smith Career Hits Allowed
1133
In this matchup
2
Rick Monday Career Singles
1066
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career Doubles
248
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career Triples
64
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career Home Runs
241
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed
89

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
Rick Monday Career Extra Base Hits
553
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Monday Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.039
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Monday Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.149
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.079

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Rick Monday Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.159
Lee Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.071
In this matchup
2
Rick Monday Total Bases
2718
In this matchup
4
Rick Monday Career Times on Base
2567
In this matchup
0.444
Rick Monday Career On Base Percentage
0.361
In this matchup
0.286
Rick Monday Career Slugging Percentage
0.443
In this matchup
0.730
Rick Monday Career OPS
0.804
In this matchup
0.000
Rick Monday Career Isolated Power
0.179
In this matchup
0.271
Rick Monday Career Gross Production Average
0.273
In this matchup
0.500
Rick Monday Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.312
Lee Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.303
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career RBIs
775
In this matchup
0.889
Rick Monday Career Runs Created
1031.990
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career Hit By Pitch
24
Lee Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10

Outs

In this matchup
2
In this matchup
1
Rick Monday Career Walks
924
Lee Smith Career Walks Allowed
486
In this matchup
1
Rick Monday Career Intentional Walks
107
Lee Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
100
In this matchup
3
Rick Monday Career Strikeouts
1513
Lee Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
1251
In this matchup
2.667
Rick Monday Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.730
Lee Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.307
In this matchup
0.667
Rick Monday Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.610
Lee Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.500
Rick Monday Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.370
Lee Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.319

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
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
Rick Monday Career Sacrifice Hits
46
Lee Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
63
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career Sacrifice Flies
32
Lee Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
38
In this matchup
0
Rick Monday Career Ground into Double Play
71
Lee Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
77

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0