Al Smith vs. Cal McLish — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Smith is hitting 0.313 here, 14% above their career average, while McLish's career opposing average is 0.265. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.728, close to the career mark of 0.789. McLish has had the edge in strikeouts, with Smith going down once every 3.4 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 8.2 PA. No clear edge.
How Al Smith put the ball into play against Cal McLish
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Cal McLish to Al Smith
Matchup Details for Al Smith and Cal McLish
Stats that describe the matchup between Al Smith and Cal McLish including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Al Smith Career Plate Appearances
6330
Cal McLish Career Batters Faced
6938
In this matchup
0.313
Al Smith Career Batting Average
0.273
Cal McLish Career Opposing Batting Average
0.265
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
Al Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.031
Cal McLish Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.026
In this matchup
0.000
Al Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.112
Cal McLish Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.097
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Al Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.218
Cal McLish Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.230
In this matchup
0.455
Al Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.289
Cal McLish Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.278
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Hit By Pitch
65
Cal McLish Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27
Outs
In this matchup
6
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Intentional Walks
30
Cal McLish Career Intentional Walks Allowed
44
In this matchup
3.400
Al Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.230
Cal McLish Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
9.731
In this matchup
0.200
Al Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.890
Cal McLish Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.770
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.353
Al Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.350
Cal McLish Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.329
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 Flies
43
Cal McLish Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Al Smith Career Ground into Double Play
127
Cal McLish Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0