Benito Santiago vs. Pete Smith — Matchup Analysis
Pete Smith has completely neutralized Santiago in this matchup. Santiago's numbers against Smith tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.313, 57% below the career mark of 0.722, with a batting average of just 0.146, 44% below their career average and below Smith's career opposing average of 0.266. Even with Santiago striking out less often than usual, once every 7 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.9 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Smith. Edge: Smith.
How Benito Santiago put the ball into play against Pete Smith
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Pete Smith to Benito Santiago
Matchup Details for Benito Santiago and Pete Smith
Stats that describe the matchup between Benito Santiago and Pete Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
42
Benito Santiago Career Plate Appearances
7515
Pete Smith Career Batters Faced
4423
In this matchup
0.146
Benito Santiago Career Batting Average
0.263
Pete Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
In this matchup
0
Benito Santiago Career Home Runs
217
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed
126
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
Benito Santiago Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.031
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Benito Santiago Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.119
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Benito Santiago Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.171
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.197
In this matchup
0.171
Benito Santiago Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Pete Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
0
Benito Santiago Career Hit By Pitch
38
Pete Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
28
In this matchup
0
Benito Santiago Career Intentional Walks
52
Pete Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
24
In this matchup
6
Benito Santiago Career Strikeouts
1270
Pete Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
640
In this matchup
7.000
Benito Santiago Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.920
Pete Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.911
In this matchup
0.167
Benito Santiago Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.340
Pete Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Benito Santiago Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Pete Smith Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.333
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
Benito Santiago Career Sacrifice Hits
26
Pete Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
49
In this matchup
0
Benito Santiago Career Sacrifice Flies
70
Pete Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
1
Benito Santiago Career Ground into Double Play
204
Pete Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
70
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0