Al Smith vs. Joe Bowman — Matchup Analysis

Al Smith has absolutely raked against Bowman. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Smith. Smith's production against Bowman has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.984, 99% above the career mark of 0.494, with a batting average of 0.429, 124% above their career average and above Bowman's career opposing average of 0.277. Smith has made good contact, striking out once every 9 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 5.7 PA. Edge: Smith.

How Al Smith put the ball into play against Joe Bowman

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Bowman to Al Smith

Matchup Details for Al Smith and Joe Bowman

Stats that describe the matchup between Al Smith and Joe Bowman including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Al Smith Career Plate Appearances
609
Joe Bowman Career Batters Faced
6494
In this matchup
7
Al Smith Career At Bats
535
Joe Bowman Career At Bats Pitched
5969
In this matchup
0.429
Al Smith Career Batting Average
0.191
Joe Bowman Career Opposing Batting Average
0.277
In this matchup
3
Al Smith Career Hits
102
Joe Bowman Career Hits Allowed
1656
In this matchup
3
Al Smith Career Singles
87
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Doubles
12
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Triples
1
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Home Runs
2
Joe Bowman Career Home Runs Allowed
102

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
Al Smith Career Extra Base Hits
15
In this matchup
0.000
Al Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.004
Joe Bowman Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.017
In this matchup
0.000
Al Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.020
Joe Bowman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.062

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Al Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.019
Joe Bowman Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.203
In this matchup
3
Al Smith Total Bases
122
In this matchup
5
Al Smith Career Times on Base
157
In this matchup
0.556
Al Smith Career On Base Percentage
0.266
In this matchup
0.429
Al Smith Career Slugging Percentage
0.228
In this matchup
0.984
Al Smith Career OPS
0.494
In this matchup
0.000
Al Smith Career Isolated Power
0.037
In this matchup
0.357
Al Smith Career Gross Production Average
0.177
In this matchup
0.500
Al Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.234
Joe Bowman Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
2
Al Smith Career RBIs
38
In this matchup
1.667
Al Smith Career Runs Created
32.320
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Hit By Pitch
4
Joe Bowman Career Batters Hit By Pitch
41

Outs

In this matchup
3
In this matchup
2
Al Smith Career Walks
51
Joe Bowman Career Walks Allowed
484
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Intentional Walks
0
Joe Bowman Career Intentional Walks Allowed
0
In this matchup
1
Al Smith Career Strikeouts
106
Joe Bowman Career Strikeouts Thrown
502
In this matchup
9.000
Al Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.750
Joe Bowman Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
12.936
In this matchup
2.000
Al Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.480
Joe Bowman Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.960

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.556
Al Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.251
Joe Bowman Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.330

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
Al Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
19
Joe Bowman Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
0
Joe Bowman Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Ground into Double Play
18
Joe Bowman Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0