Dale Murphy vs. John Smiley — Matchup Analysis
John Smiley has had the better of this matchup. Murphy is hitting just 0.250 in this matchup, 6% below their career average and below Smiley's career opposing average of 0.255. Murphy also posted an OPS of 0.667, modestly below the career mark of 0.815. Smiley has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Murphy down once every 5 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.2 PA, and Murphy has yet to take Smiley deep. Slight edge: Smiley.
How Dale Murphy put the ball into play against John Smiley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smiley to Dale Murphy
Matchup Details for Dale Murphy and John Smiley
Stats that describe the matchup between Dale Murphy and John Smiley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
25
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances
9040
John Smiley Career Batters Faced
7900
In this matchup
0.250
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average
0.265
John Smiley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.255
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
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.189
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.228
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.316
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
John Smiley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Hit By Pitch
28
John Smiley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
39
Outs
In this matchup
13
In this matchup
2
Dale Murphy Career Intentional Walks
159
John Smiley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
5
Dale Murphy Career Strikeouts
1748
John Smiley Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
5.000
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.170
John Smiley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.153
In this matchup
0.600
Dale Murphy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
John Smiley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.360
Dale Murphy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.360
John Smiley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.300
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
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Hits
6
John Smiley Career Sacrifice Hits
101
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Flies
60
John Smiley Career Sacrifice Flies
52
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Ground into Double Play
209
John Smiley Career Double Plays Enabled
142
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0