Charley Smith vs. Larry Dierker — Matchup Analysis
This matchup has been a genuine battle. Smith is hitting 0.263 here, 10% above their career average, while Dierker's career opposing average is 0.241. Smith also posted an OPS of 0.668, close to the career mark of 0.649. Smith has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 5 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 4.8 PA. No clear edge.
How Charley Smith put the ball into play against Larry Dierker
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Larry Dierker to Charley Smith
Matchup Details for Charley Smith and Larry Dierker
Stats that describe the matchup between Charley Smith and Larry Dierker including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Charley Smith Career Plate Appearances
2686
Larry Dierker Career Batters Faced
9661
In this matchup
19
Charley Smith Career At Bats
2484
Larry Dierker Career At Bats Pitched
8828
In this matchup
0.263
Charley Smith Career Batting Average
0.239
Larry Dierker Career Opposing Batting Average
0.241
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Home Runs
69
Larry Dierker Career Home Runs Allowed
184
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
Charley Smith Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.028
Larry Dierker Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Charley Smith Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.116
Larry Dierker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.086
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Charley Smith Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.122
Larry Dierker Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.123
In this matchup
0.333
Charley Smith Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.281
Larry Dierker Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Hit By Pitch
14
Larry Dierker Career Batters Hit By Pitch
50
Outs
In this matchup
10
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Intentional Walks
19
Larry Dierker Career Intentional Walks Allowed
43
In this matchup
4
Charley Smith Career Strikeouts
565
Larry Dierker Career Strikeouts Thrown
1493
In this matchup
5.000
Charley Smith Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
4.750
Larry Dierker Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.471
In this matchup
0.250
Charley Smith Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.230
Larry Dierker Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.480
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.300
Charley Smith Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.277
Larry Dierker Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.299
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
Charley Smith Career Sacrifice Hits
38
Larry Dierker Career Sacrifice Hits
36
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Larry Dierker Career Sacrifice Flies
36
In this matchup
0
Charley Smith Career Ground into Double Play
60
Larry Dierker Career Double Plays Enabled
70
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0