John Shelby vs. John Smoltz — Matchup Analysis
John Shelby has absolutely raked against Smoltz. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Shelby. Shelby's production against Smoltz has been exceptional: an OPS of 1.500, 133% above the career mark of 0.645, with a batting average of 0.400, 67% above their career average and above Smoltz's career opposing average of 0.237. Despite striking out once every 3 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 5 PA, Shelby is still posting above-career production against Smoltz. Edge: Shelby.
How John Shelby put the ball into play against John Smoltz
Balls and Strikes Thrown by John Smoltz to John Shelby
Matchup Details for John Shelby and John Smoltz
Stats that describe the matchup between John Shelby and John Smoltz including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances
3326
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced
14271
In this matchup
0.400
John Shelby Career Batting Average
0.239
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average
0.237
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.200
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.023
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.022
In this matchup
0.500
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.095
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.094
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.500
John Shelby Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.104
John Smoltz Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.093
In this matchup
0.500
John Shelby Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
John Smoltz Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Hit By Pitch
4
John Smoltz Career Batters Hit By Pitch
57
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Intentional Walks
15
John Smoltz Career Intentional Walks Allowed
84
In this matchup
2
John Shelby Career Strikeouts
671
John Smoltz Career Strikeouts Thrown
3084
In this matchup
3.000
John Shelby Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.960
John Smoltz Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.627
In this matchup
0.500
John Shelby Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.270
John Smoltz Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.330
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
John Shelby Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.281
John Smoltz Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.292
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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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
John Shelby Career Sacrifice Hits
32
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Hits
139
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Sacrifice Flies
18
John Smoltz Career Sacrifice Flies
87
In this matchup
0
John Shelby Career Ground into Double Play
51
John Smoltz Career Double Plays Enabled
244
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0