Steve Sax vs. Pete Smith — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Sax is hitting 0.231 here, 18% below their career average, while Smith's career opposing average is 0.266. Sax also posted an OPS of 0.643, close to the career mark of 0.693. Sax has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 17 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 13.1 PA. No clear edge.

How Steve Sax put the ball into play against Pete Smith

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Pete Smith to Steve Sax

Matchup Details for Steve Sax and Pete Smith

Stats that describe the matchup between Steve Sax and Pete Smith including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Steve Sax Career Plate Appearances
7632
Pete Smith Career Batters Faced
4423
In this matchup
13
Steve Sax Career At Bats
6940
Pete Smith Career At Bats Pitched
3920
In this matchup
0.231
Steve Sax Career Batting Average
0.281
Pete Smith Career Opposing Batting Average
0.266
In this matchup
3
Steve Sax Career Hits
1949
Pete Smith Career Hits Allowed
1043
In this matchup
3
Steve Sax Career Singles
1570
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Doubles
278
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Triples
47
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Home Runs
54
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
Steve Sax Career Extra Base Hits
379
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Sax Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.008
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.032
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Sax Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.028
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.121

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Steve Sax Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.092
Pete Smith Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.197
In this matchup
3
Steve Sax Total Bases
2483
In this matchup
7
Steve Sax Career Times on Base
2529
In this matchup
0.412
Steve Sax Career On Base Percentage
0.335
In this matchup
0.231
Steve Sax Career Slugging Percentage
0.358
In this matchup
0.643
Steve Sax Career OPS
0.693
In this matchup
0.000
Steve Sax Career Isolated Power
0.077
In this matchup
0.243
Steve Sax Career Gross Production Average
0.240
In this matchup
0.250
Steve Sax Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.299
Pete Smith Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.291
In this matchup
1
Steve Sax Career RBIs
550
In this matchup
1.235
Steve Sax Career Runs Created
922.020
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Hit By Pitch
24
Pete Smith Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10

Outs

In this matchup
9
In this matchup
4
Steve Sax Career Walks
556
Pete Smith Career Walks Allowed
404
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Intentional Walks
47
Pete Smith Career Intentional Walks Allowed
24
In this matchup
1
Steve Sax Career Strikeouts
584
Pete Smith Career Strikeouts Thrown
640
In this matchup
17.000
Steve Sax Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
13.070
Pete Smith Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.911
In this matchup
4.000
Steve Sax Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.950
Pete Smith Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.630

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.412
Steve Sax Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.334
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
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Sacrifice Hits
75
Pete Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
49
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Sacrifice Flies
37
Pete Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
40
In this matchup
0
Steve Sax Career Ground into Double Play
146
Pete Smith Career Double Plays Enabled
70

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0