Ryne Sandberg vs. John Smiley — Matchup Analysis
John Smiley has dominated this matchup. Sandberg is hitting just 0.244 in this matchup, 14% below their career average and below Smiley's career opposing average of 0.255. Sandberg also posted an OPS of 0.632, well below the career mark of 0.796. Smiley has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Sandberg down once every 6.7 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 7.4 PA. Edge: Smiley.
How Ryne Sandberg put the ball into play against John Smiley
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smiley to Ryne Sandberg
Matchup Details for Ryne Sandberg and John Smiley
Stats that describe the matchup between Ryne Sandberg and John Smiley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
47
Ryne Sandberg Career Plate Appearances
9282
John Smiley Career Batters Faced
7900
In this matchup
0.244
Ryne Sandberg Career Batting Average
0.285
John Smiley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.255
In this matchup
1
Ryne Sandberg Career Home Runs
282
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed
185
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
0.022
Ryne Sandberg Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.034
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.091
Ryne Sandberg Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.118
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.100
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.143
Ryne Sandberg Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.224
John Smiley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.144
In this matchup
0.270
Ryne Sandberg Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.304
John Smiley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
In this matchup
0
Ryne Sandberg Career Hit By Pitch
34
John Smiley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
39
Outs
In this matchup
26
In this matchup
0
Ryne Sandberg Career Intentional Walks
59
John Smiley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
32
In this matchup
7
Ryne Sandberg Career Strikeouts
1260
John Smiley Career Strikeouts Thrown
1284
In this matchup
6.714
Ryne Sandberg Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
7.370
John Smiley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.153
In this matchup
0.286
Ryne Sandberg Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.600
John Smiley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.390
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.277
Ryne Sandberg Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.345
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
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Ryne Sandberg Career Sacrifice Hits
31
John Smiley Career Sacrifice Hits
101
In this matchup
0
Ryne Sandberg Career Sacrifice Flies
71
John Smiley Career Sacrifice Flies
52
In this matchup
0
Ryne Sandberg Career Ground into Double Play
139
John Smiley Career Double Plays Enabled
142
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0